For the previous entries in our meadowsweet brewing trial, see: Meadowsweet in Ancient Sources Meadowsweet in Archaeology Meadowsweet SMASH(erb) Brew Day How did the meadowsweet beer turnout? FG: 1.011 ABV: ~3% Appearance: Pale straw-yellow, quite clear. Aroma: Caramel malt, floral, slight plastic. Mouthfeel: Dry. Taste: The meadowsweet balances the sweetness of the malt quite well….
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Brewing a Meadowsweet SMASH(erb) Beer
It is brewday! (or, at least it was brewday last Sunday). After obtaining meadowsweet from an online herbal distributor and the base grains from the local homebrew shop, I brewed a quick beer, adding meadowsweet at the beginning of the boil. The process (see below) largely follows the previous experimental brews on this site. This…
Meadowsweet in Archaeology
Relatively speaking, there is a significant amount of archaeological evidence for the use of meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) in ancient fermented beverages. Much of this evidence is from Bronze Age sites (mostly 2nd millennium BCE), but there are some Iron Age sites (contemporary with classical Greece and Rome) where meadowsweet residues were found. This chronological distribution…
Meadowsweet in Antiquity (Ancient Sources)
[EDIT] 10/29 – The Theophrastus passage was discovered and added to this post. In this new series, we will explore herbal additives to ancient beers. First up: Meadowsweet. Nelson (2001, 138) identifies meadowsweet (Spiraea ulmaria L. or Filipendula ulmaria L. or Spiraea filipendula) with the Latin/Greek word oenanthe. Pliny, Hist. Nat. 23.5.9 Omphacio cohaeret oenanthe,…
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