Gorse flowers
Gorse flowers
The gorse (wind bush as it's called hereabouts) is blooming. I love the smell of the flowers - anyone used them in beer before? Would love a recipe (and a very stout pair of gloves...)!
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I've just picked a carrier bag full. I'm going to steam them for an hour or so, then add 10g of Citra to the resultant soup. This will be the base for a priming syrup - some of my latest brew will get primed with it and some won't. Be interesting to see the difference.
Edit: The smell is amazing - cocunut from the gorse, mixed with the citrus/floral of the Citra, can't wait to taste this one!
Edit: The smell is amazing - cocunut from the gorse, mixed with the citrus/floral of the Citra, can't wait to taste this one!
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What a strange and wonderful idea.
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It might be a pants one too! However, if the smell is anything to go by, it could actually work! The name of the brew - 'Windbush City Limits'....
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Well, may the gorse be with you, obviously.
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I've done a gorse (or whins in Yorkshire) wine before, it was glorious! You got everyone thinking now ManseMasher! Wonder of they keep the scent when dried? 'Dry hopping'?
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Might have to go and get some more and give that a go - freeze dried perhaps?
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I'm a "few" miles from Manse and I would have said whin ...and any talk of brewing would benefit from smellivision .
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I might be wrong then - whin bush it is!! Brew now renamed 'Whinbush City Limits'. Is it wrong I like Tina Turner??!
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I think it's called 'broom' here in Cornwall. Coconut flavour? Not for me thanks! Did you get scratched hands?
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Broom and gorse are differentmicmacmoc wrote:I think it's called 'broom' here in Cornwall. Coconut flavour? Not for me thanks! Did you get scratched hands?