Extract - Dog Fish Head - Midas Touch - Page 3

**cercueil** · 11-23-2009, 03:37 PM

I think there is different grades of saffron so you may be able to find it in whole foods or some specilty health food store maybe. I didn't really taste any of the saffron in it so if you leave it out you probably woudn't notice anything. moeron15 said he found it in an indian store.

**Walker** · 11-23-2009, 03:42 PM

I am not a fan of this beer (at all), but regarding the price of saffron...

Mexican saffron is significantly cheaper than what you would find in the spice aisle at a grocery store. I don't know how much (if any) affect this would have on the flavor of the finished product, but if you have a small mexican market near you, check it out. You can get a huge bag of it for a couple of bucks if memory serves....

moeron15 · 11-23-2009, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nbspindel

marking this to brew this weekend. Looks great! any ideas on where to get saffron cheaper? i just found .06 oz for $20!!! its gonna be costly.

Wow, thats way too much! I went to a local indian spice store and picked up more than enough for 4.99.

moeron15 · 11-23-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by moeron15

Wow, thats way too much! I went to a local indian spice store and picked up more than enough for 4.99.

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BDB · 11-24-2009, 03:28 PM

I made this beer about a year ago using the same recipe from Extreme Brewing. Well I still have about 1/2 to 2/3 of a keg left.

I've had the midas touch before and from what I remember I thought I liked it. This gave me a good enough reason to brew it. It turns out I'm not a fan anymore, although my friends have been enjoying it.

I did a side by side taste test. I nailed everything but the nose. Mine has the grape nose but not in the same way as the original.

I will say that this beer needs a lot of time to round out. It has greatly improved with age. So be patient and wait.

nbspindel · 12-04-2009, 05:49 PM

Can't seem to find 'muscat' grape concentrate anywhere. Anyone done this and have a good site to find this? Or what about this as a substitute: http://www.naturesflavors.com/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=4442 or this: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/winexpert-white-grape-concentrate-1-litre.html ?

neither say 'muscat'. Is white grape the same as white muscat grape?

**Walker** · 12-04-2009, 05:53 PM

I am wondering if a better substitute might just be to buy a bottle of muscat wine, heat it to boil off the alcohol (or not.... ), and add to the fermenter.

My sister loves this one: http://www.winebuys.com/852-140378.html?utm_source=Vinquire&utm_medium=WineFee d&utm_content=2007%2BQuady%2BElectra%2Blightly%2Bs parkling%2BOrange%2BMuscat%2B3.7%2525%2B750%2Bml&u tm_campaign=base

**Walker** · 12-04-2009, 05:56 PM

Actually, reading more about that Elektra, it is only barely fermented and the fermentation was stopped at 4% ABV, so maybe you could dump it in "as-is" and let it finish fermenting. It's pretty much muscat juice.

edit: it is ORANGE muscat, but better than nothing....

**cercueil** · 12-08-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nbspindel

Can't seem to find 'muscat' grape concentrate anywhere. Anyone done this and have a good site to find this?

I bought mine from Northern Brewer. Besides that site I haven't seen too many places that have it.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/winemaking/wine-ingredients/grape-concentrate/alexander-s-muscat-46-oz.html

Beens_Baxter · 12-08-2009, 09:05 PM

I'll say that this beer was a surprise for me. But having one cool, and one room temperature, I say that its delicate and yes a tad sweet but for an old recipe its done well and has a unique flavor.