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River cottage Dandelion recipe?
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Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other recipes are on the website, but can't find that one. Thanks , Duncan |
River cottage Dandelion recipe?
"Duncan" wrote in message ... Hi Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other recipes are on the website, but can't find that one. Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL - perhaps you could find the recipe on http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5 Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com |
River cottage Dandelion recipe?
"Pete Stockdale" wrote in message ... "Duncan" wrote in message ... Hi Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other recipes are on the website, but can't find that one. Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL - perhaps you could find the recipe on http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5 Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com Thanks - got it! Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch" Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots) Duncan |
River cottage Dandelion recipe?
"Duncan" wrote in message ... "Pete Stockdale" wrote in message ... "Duncan" wrote in message ... Hi Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other recipes are on the website, but can't find that one. Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL - perhaps you could find the recipe on http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5 Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com Thanks - got it! Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch" Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots) Duncan Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks. Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to have at school ! Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com |
River cottage Dandelion recipe?
"Pete Stockdale" wrote in message ... Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks. Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to have at school ! Yes please! Mary |
River cottage Dandelion recipe?
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:18 +0100, Sacha
wrote: On 9/6/08 14:57, in article , "Pete Stockdale" wrote: "Duncan" wrote in message ... "Pete Stockdale" wrote in message ... "Duncan" wrote in message ... Hi Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other recipes are on the website, but can't find that one. Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL - perhaps you could find the recipe on http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5 Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com Thanks - got it! Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch" Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots) Duncan Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks. Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to have at school ! Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com Sorry if someone has said this before but isn't this what Americans call root beer? Yes I saw the programme and HFW did say it was the original root beer. Pam in Bristol |
River cottage Dandelion recipe?
On 9/6/08 17:23, in article , "Pam
Moore" wrote: On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:18 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip Sorry if someone has said this before but isn't this what Americans call root beer? Yes I saw the programme and HFW did say it was the original root beer. Pam in Bristol Thanks, Pam. I thought I'd read that somewhere - didn't see the prog.- but then wasn't at all sure! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking to do!) |
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I halved the recipe. And instead of beer yeast, the lady in the shop didn't have any so sold me champagne yeast. Followed the recipe halving the ingredients to make a small portion. After 8 days tried opening a bottle, fortunately in the sink with a kitchen towel wrapped around it (I heard that this was good practice, just in case). And then there was a pop like a gunshot and beer on the ceiling. (Although the half inch of beer left in the bottle tasted good!) I have now put the other bottles in a box in an upside down old bin in the garden, waiting for them to explode on their own. I don't quite know what the problem was. Was the big mistake using champagne yeast? Or should I have waited a lot longer before bottling, perhaps putting them through a 2ndary fermentation? Whatever the cause was, I never what this to happen again. And I am sorely tempted to switch to plastic screwcap bottles, because you should be able to tell when they are under pressure (they'll bulge), and they won't threaten to cut you up with broken glass. I will however try this again (modifying the recipe to be flatter, and probably in plastic bottles...) because it really did taste good. |
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