--- adam larsen > wrote: > Myrica gale has been used commercially recent in the United States to >produce a couple commercial ales with no apparent concern. I understand that an >American home brew magazine had a little article about gruits, using Myrica >gale, and that plenty of folks already made the drink based upon the recipe >without concern. In sweden and Norway it's called "Pors" and used in various >distilled drinks with no concern. I no nothing about wormwood other then that i >am told it's a good anti-bacterial agent so i can't comment. True, M. Gale is used to flavour schnapps. I have a few bags with dried M. Gale. The weight is approx. 2 g. The label says: Mix it with 70 cl of Vodka or similar and let it stand for 24-48 hrs. Strain and add a sugar cube or a little honey. Maturing for 3-6 months will greatly improve the taste. Wormwood (Artemisia Absintium) is used to flavour schnapps as well. The brand is called 'Bäska droppar' (Bitter drops). I guess the amount used will be about the same as for M. Gale (at least when comparing the amount in the bags, I haven't weighed a bag of wormwood, yet). The flowers are mostly used for flavouring with wormwood. The origin of flavouring distilled spirits with wormwood was to mask the taste of fusel oils. /Angus == If you look at the sun without shielding youreyes you'll go blind. If you look at the moon without shielding your eyes you'll become a poet. _____________________________________________________________ Get your own mando cool and totally free email@iamawitch.com address at http://freemail.iamawitch.com today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send email to majordomo@pbm.com containing the words "unsubscribe hist-brewing" (or unsubscribe hist-brewing-digest, if you get the digest.) To contact a human about problems, send mail to owner-hist-brewing@pbm.com