SkinnyShamrock

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dzlater

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http://www.edenfoods.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=104050
They have this at a Whole Foods store near me.
But I guess that would be cheating

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We talked about it...some people feel that that and malta goya are cheating...I don't agree...If your grocery store has it then why the heck not...it's not going to be quite the same as brewers malt syrup, so it may be interesting to brew with it anyway.

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jaydventer

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Okay, so tried my hand at the traditional(-ish) Zulu Beer.


as found in most South African grocery stores


the malted sorgum and yeast


the mash, malted sorghum enzymes turn maize starch into sugars

then you wait a day and boil it, wait a day, filter and bottle (or actually put in traditional clay pot)


after a day or so in the bottle

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dead teddy brewery
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bottled: OVERDOSE: coco joe stout (coopers stout + coopers dark LME + brew enhancer 2 + 250g brown sugar + 250g molasses + 250g cocoa powder + coffee to go in secondary)
bottled: dead red ale (kilkenny clone, hops substitutes)
primary: coopers australian pale ale
next up: mexican cerveza beer
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jaydventer

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this stuff smells nasty! like ass actually, but what does it taste like? i was actually a bit too scared, but finally tried it:


it smells kinda like fermented pineapple, it tastes a bit sour. i would not drink this for fun, only if there were really NO other beer anywhere!


the grrfriend agrees, not tasty, but not too bad either.


my friend heino does NOT like it!


who knows, maybe if i bottled and refrigerate it it will taste better, but that's not how the Zulus drink it...

also, i dont know why it's so yellow instead of the red/pink sorghum beer is supposed to be? maybe i squished it to hard and too much of the maize's white slime went into the mix when i strained/filtered it?

oh well.

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dead teddy brewery
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
bottled: OVERDOSE: coco joe stout (coopers stout + coopers dark LME + brew enhancer 2 + 250g brown sugar + 250g molasses + 250g cocoa powder + coffee to go in secondary)
bottled: dead red ale (kilkenny clone, hops substitutes)
primary: coopers australian pale ale
next up: mexican cerveza beer
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Oh, jaydventer the look on all three of your faces is priceless!!!

Well I guess we count that as a failure...

Thanks for posting!

I hope you all had something nice to wash that nasty tast down.

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MrFebtober

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Only in this crazy thread could a statement like this be taken seriously...and it's all very interesting! Sucks the success rate has been a bit dismal so far, though, but definitely has me interested in hitting up Kroger on my way home.

One question: without hops, aren't these post-apocalypse brews much more susceptible to infection?

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Primary 1: Oktoberfest Lager
Primary 2: Apricot Wit
Primary 3: Christmas Warmer MkII
Primary 4: Apfelwein
Bottle conditioning: Vanilla Caramel Creme Ale
Bottle conditioning: Brain Spawn Saison
Bottle conditioning: Hot Shot Rye Red
On Tap 1: Barletariot Cream Ale
On Tap 2: Apfelwein

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Probably...though some herbs do have antiseptic properties as well...either way it will be best consume them young....

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Freezeblade

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I think if we boost up the alcohol content a little bit it really shouldn't be a problem, I mean, how long do we store apfelwein? that doesn't have hops or other herbs in it. The same could be said about wines and gruits which don't use Hops. The move to hops way back in the day wasn't entirely due to it's antiseptic properties if you check the history books. This was a time before germ theory and proper sanatation tecniqus.

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Primary:Kelly's Melomel, Graham's English Cider 22-23
Clearing:Apple Wine
Aging:Public House Dry Stout, Procrastination Porter, Mr. Brown Ale, Westvleteren 12 Clone, Westvleteren 8 clone, Mead, Duvel Clone, Graham's English Cider 6-21, Belgian Draak Strong Ale, Fig Melomel, Acerglyn, Restorative Tonic Metheglyn, Ballistæ Cyser,
Planning Lots of bitters, Red ale, 70/- mk II, Baker Street Brown mk II

Arneba28

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OK and for my next attempt at GaP.

Strawberry Molasses GaP Drink.

I decided to make only a small 1 gallon test batch of this. So that if it was horrid I could just throw the whole thing at a grand cost of about $5

9 fl. oz. Regular Molasses
1Tbsp Strawberry Jelly
2 Shakes Smoked Paprika
2 Tbsp American Oak Chips
4 fl. oz. Flaked Oats
1 Packet Montrachet.

I heated the water to 155 and added the oats and let them steep for 30min. Then I poured in the molasses while stirring as to not burn the pan like last time. Smoked Paprika and Oak chips went in right before I funneled this into the growler bottle. I didnt boil because I wanted to see the effect of the smoked paprika. This tastes really good. Almost like smokey candy.

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