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[chojo]

Andy hamilton says that nettle wine should be drunk young and does not benefit from laying down, however other things i'm reading say that you should rack at 6 mths and again at 8 mths and leave for at least a year. With all the young nettles around at the moment i'm anxious to get going so what do you guys think? And have you any tried and tested recipes?
Cheers.

 

[oldbloke]

Made it 3 times
1. started early May, drinkable mid August (pretty much as soon as bottled)
2. Started mid June, already drinkable when bottled late July
3. Started late May, still not properly clear at start Oct but tasting good

 

[Brewtrog]

A simple way of finding out is to drink a young bottle, make taste notes, then leave a bottle and compare

 

[Jonny69]

Mine was fine as soon as it had cleared. I've still got a litre of last year's so I'll have to have a taste!