Recent content by Dietrich

Well, after a week+ of very warm weather, I decided to rack from the primary. The following week I tasted... Next time I believe I will use an ale yeast or...? The champagne yeast certainly worked, but I cannot taste any of the unusual fruits or the ginger, and the apple is much more evident in...

I like honey (when it's available and affordable) and organic brown "raw" sugar from the local health food store. But that's just me. I used to work at a "U Brew" (brew-your-own) place, many years ago and we used dextrose (in the form of a clear liquid or a white powder) a lot for lighter...

Thanks! I'll double check for that symbol. If my sister likes the result and finds it worthwhile, these bottles will get her started but will probably only be temporary. Or heck, I'll steal 'em back once she has glass, if they're safe to use.

Hey Cats, I make cider and other brews in my glass carbouys. My sister wants to make a simple cider soon, and right after having this conversation with her, I found two 5-gallon plastic water jugs in the recycling area of her apartment building. They were used for water, the typical sort...

Hey Hoppyhowie, If you have a chance, check out my post from March 12th (Dietrich). It involves some mango and papaya, as well as other oddities.

I've read this phrase somewhere before! Remind me? Or am I imagining this? Anyhow, I enjoyed the OP and the comments following. I have just tossed together a wild and wooly concoction and it seems to be doing fine (see my post, yesterday, in the Cider Forum). I had thought about adding a...

I had a 5-gallon glass carbouy of dark beer w/cherry juice one time. I left for a weekend and came back to a green (green!) blanket of mould on the top, about a centimetre thick. For whatever reason (I was more adventurous then?) I racked it off from the bottom, leaving a fair bit behind (along...

Yep, a 'mutt' indeed! I wonder if Lychee, Jackfruit and the rest have ever been in the company of apple cider. Not exactly something my European ancestors would have brewed... (I used to try to be more traditional) I wanted to eat the canned fruit (separately) but I knew that I could do...

Hello! I threw together a batch of ... something... this past Saturday. Here is a short description, sent to a friend earlier. I'm curious what folks here think of my use of canned fruit (well, the juice anyway). Skal! ~D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I got home I took my 4...