Juniper berries

[Mash]

When wanting to macerated these I have squashed, rolled and blitzed the little brighters.

Is there a knack or trick I am not aware off?
is it necessary, or can they soak whole.

[billmcc]

have a look here hope it helps

http://www.danish-schnapps-recipes.com/index.html
Cheers

[Mash]

Yup. This is another recipe that says lightly crush. They always seem to fight me. What's the best way?

[chill]

I have a mortar and pestle that I use. You just need to open them up. You can do them whole, but the effect is more muted so you need more.

Chuck

[Mash]

Ok. There is little chance of this batch being muted. I have blitzed them a bit too much.

[Easydrinker]

To crush Juniper berries I place them in a plastic bag.
I then place the bag on a wooden board.
To lightly crush,I smack them once with the side of a hammer.
You can see where this is going...

I then feel obliged to rinse out the bag to extract any lingering flavour.

Robert.

[chill]

Good point! I rinse my mortar and pestle in neutral after the crushing and pour this into the still.

Chuck