Recent content by Jakey2005

Topher79 have you ever tried this recipe using a wheat strain yeast vs the 1056?

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Don't drink Budweiser much, unless it's at a ball game or free but this is ridiculous. Slipperly slope. Wait until that nutrition label is required on all beer and inspection and regulation starts putting the hammer down on craft breweries, slowing the rise of great American beer.

Should the crystallized ginger ferment into the beer? I did a saison last week and add the cut up ginger at the end of the boil but now the fermentation has slowed I can see pieces of it floating.

Chicky any chance of getting your recipe scaled to 5 gallon for both all grain and extract?

Willtom how did you add the watermelon and how much? I'm assuming this is a five gallon batch too right?

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I used crystallized ginger in a ginger saison I just made. I cut it up and dropped it in during the last minute of the boil. When I transferred to the carboy I noticed that it had not melted down or dissolved. Will the ginger still be extracted as it ferments?

Ok. I checked it two days ago and it was 1.020 and definitely still sweet and I could tell the pear was there. I'll check again tomorrow and if it's around 1.010 or so I'm going to stop it.

Yeah understand what you're saying. That stinks. I'm going to try and stop mine to leave some residual sugar and use potassium sorbate and campden tablets to stop the fermentation. I"m hoping that can keep some of the pear flavor and prevent what you're talking about. I guess it's just going...

Has anyone found a way to keep some of the pear flavor or at least essence when making pear cider/perry? I too actually bought a 96oz can of the Vinters Harvest and it's so disappointing to hear that even with that much you don't get even a hint of pear. Funny you mention amazon because I also...

What did you ever decide on your pear extract. I'm trying my hand at making some cider as well and was considering using the vinters harvest as well. I was going to add it to 4 gallons of apple cider though.