by templeton » Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:25 pm
Sorry to bump this thread.
I'v been bittering for a couple of years now.
The best way to go is dedicate a number of jars to separate infusions - I've got about 20 bottles of pure infusions on the go. After they have infused, start blending - this gets over the problem of having an overpowering flavour - like star anise, or green cardamom, or wormwood - dominating your mix. After 3 months of infusing, sit down with all your jars and a dropper, and a bottle of soda water, and start blending - the soda is to dilute the bitters in, and stops you getting pissed and making wacky flavour calls :)
Mind you, after the christmas gift bottling, I just poured the left overs of everything into a big bottle, and its superb :)
T