Many people are fascinated by the aroma produced by mugwort, a traditional herbal plant that we can find anywhere. Of course, the types and scents found in each are not the same, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that mugwort has a distinctly alluring aroma.
Therefore, many people who add mugwort to their cooking ingredients not only want to add nutrients to their dishes but also enhance the aroma so that the resulting smell can be more tempting.
Speaking of aroma, you can make a beer with a scent you will like with mugwort as the main ingredient. Does that even possible?
Of course! The beer introduced in this article is made using the traditional brew method, so mugwort is an excellent ingredient to use in this method. Making homemade beer is also relatively easy, but the fermentation process that we must pass takes a long time.
Scroll further to see the beer recipe to cover your day.
Mugwort Beer with Lemon Recipe
Mugwort Beer with Lemon
Equipment
- Pot/brew pot
- Strainer
- Thermometer
- One gallon glass jug
Ingredients
- 8 g Dried mugwort leaves
- 1¼ pounds Brown sugar
- 3 large Lemons
- 1 cup Wild yeast starter
- 1 gallon Water
Instructions
- Mix the water, mugwort leaves, and brown sugar in a large, non-reactive pot. Cut and squeeze the lemons into the pot. Bring the solution to a boil; let it boil for 30 minutes.
- Cool the liquid to 70° F (21°C). To speed up the cooling process, you may need a larger pot of cold water to place the pot into.
- When the liquid has reached the fixed temperature, strain it into a sanitized glass gallon jug lining your bottling funnel.
- Pour the yeast onto the top of the brew in the jug, swirl the jug to mix the yeast into your brew. Let it fermented for about 10 days.
- Siphon the beer into another sanitized gallon jar with 1/2 tsp brown sugar for carbonation. Close the bottles and store somewhere not too hot, the beer will be perfect to drink in 3 to 4 weeks.
Mugwort Tea Recommended Products
At Kawashima-ya, we have carefully prepared and transformed mugwort into dried mugwort leaves to make it easier for you to taste mugwort tea full of benefits.
Harvested directly from Higashiyoshino, the mugwort is carefully grown organically, without pesticide, without chemical fertilizer, so it generates a refreshing scent.
