r8rphan
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I have two beers in carboys, both still on the yeast, three weeks old... One is a blend of a stronger beer and a weaker beer both brewed with the same hop schedule.. and the other is just the weaker beer, also brewed with the same hops schedule..
These were all botched attempts at a stone IPA... (low gravity), so they are pretty hoppy (sans dry hop at this point)..
One is a brew with an OG of 1.051, the other 1.055...
I want to banana one of them with fresh banana.. Which one would be a better candidate.. Should I use the lower OG one, or the higher? I'm asking because I'm not sure what the banana will balance against better, the hops or the alcohol..
Also, I'm told I should puree the bananas in vodka and ferment in the fridge before pouring in the beer... I'm gonna use 4 bananas in a five Gallon beer for this first attempt.....
How much vodka, and for how long? Also, won't putting it in the fridge 'prevent' fermenting?
One of these beers, I plan to keg tonite, and then pour the banana in the other while it is still sitting on the yeast (whenever it's ready) while I wait for another corny to get emptied......
fruit in beer.. uncharted ground for me...
These were all botched attempts at a stone IPA... (low gravity), so they are pretty hoppy (sans dry hop at this point)..
One is a brew with an OG of 1.051, the other 1.055...
I want to banana one of them with fresh banana.. Which one would be a better candidate.. Should I use the lower OG one, or the higher? I'm asking because I'm not sure what the banana will balance against better, the hops or the alcohol..
Also, I'm told I should puree the bananas in vodka and ferment in the fridge before pouring in the beer... I'm gonna use 4 bananas in a five Gallon beer for this first attempt.....
How much vodka, and for how long? Also, won't putting it in the fridge 'prevent' fermenting?
One of these beers, I plan to keg tonite, and then pour the banana in the other while it is still sitting on the yeast (whenever it's ready) while I wait for another corny to get emptied......
fruit in beer.. uncharted ground for me...