Horehound Beer -

Horehound Beer

Ingredients

1 oz. horehound
1 oz. gentian root
1 lemon
1½ lb. demerara sugar
1 gallon water
1 oz. calmus root
¼ oz. capsicums
Yeast

Method

Put the horehound, bruised capsicums, lemon peel (no white pith), gentian and calmus roots into a bowl. Pour over the boil­ing water and leave overnight. Heat, strain on to the sugar and stir until it dissolves. Allow to cool and add the yeast. Cover the bowl with a thick cloth and leave in a warm room for three days. Syphon off the liquid without disturbing the yeast deposit, bottle, cork and wire. Ready for drinking after a week. This is said to make an excellent tonic beer, but it is rather bitter for many tastes and may need dilution with soda water.

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• Ales and Beers