ceannt
Well-Known Member
So, I made a joke a month or two ago that I was going to take ginkgo to help my memory, but keep forgetting to take it
The person I was talking to said I should just put it in my beer
. I did a little research (still joking) on ginkgo tea
apparently the stuff increases blood flow, not only to the brain, but to the
. Uh
. Genitals
(basically does the same thing as E.D. medication
) So, I pulled some leaves off a ginkgo tree near my office, and brewed up some tea just to see what it tasted like
.. very subtle, much like green tea but more earthy
this would be great in Mead says I
. just think
a drink that not only improves your performance.. but helps you remember it better afterwards
. How can you go wrong?
So of course I made some . I made a short batch with 7 pounds of local honey and 2.5 gallons added water, 1-gallon of it ginkgo tea I pitched K1V yeast. I did my normal staggered nutrient additions, (scaled down for the smaller batch) for the first 2 days (I missed day 3).
After a week I noticed that it looked like fermentation had stopped (airlock activity stopped on day 4), and was looking clear . Stuck fermentation? Maybe I didnt aerate enough? On day 8 I took a gravity sample . The sample in the hydro tube was water clear . The hydrometer sank . Gravity reading 0.008.
Holy s**t holy sh**t!!!!! are you *****g kidding me?? From 1.080 to 0.008 in a week???? That is crazy fast I have never seen mead get to this point in less than a month or two . Is the ginkgo like Viagra for yeast????
It has a little sulpher aroma that I hope will age out, but otherwise tastes like 3-6 month old mead a little harsh, but not bad at all . And very dry .
I shook it up good to de-gas it was almost clear again the next morning. Im thinking of going ahead and racking (I normally do this at the 3-month mark) and letting it sit for a month or two, then bottle. Any suggestions???
Have I stumbled onto a way to speed up mead fermentation? Anybody ever see mead go this fast????
Anybody want to try it yourself to see if you get the same effect? The tea is easy . 80 leaves per gallon pour boiling water over the leaves let steep for 15-minutes . Pull out the leaves, bring to a boil again to sanitize, and let cool.
So of course I made some . I made a short batch with 7 pounds of local honey and 2.5 gallons added water, 1-gallon of it ginkgo tea I pitched K1V yeast. I did my normal staggered nutrient additions, (scaled down for the smaller batch) for the first 2 days (I missed day 3).
After a week I noticed that it looked like fermentation had stopped (airlock activity stopped on day 4), and was looking clear . Stuck fermentation? Maybe I didnt aerate enough? On day 8 I took a gravity sample . The sample in the hydro tube was water clear . The hydrometer sank . Gravity reading 0.008.
Holy s**t holy sh**t!!!!! are you *****g kidding me?? From 1.080 to 0.008 in a week???? That is crazy fast I have never seen mead get to this point in less than a month or two . Is the ginkgo like Viagra for yeast????
It has a little sulpher aroma that I hope will age out, but otherwise tastes like 3-6 month old mead a little harsh, but not bad at all . And very dry .
I shook it up good to de-gas it was almost clear again the next morning. Im thinking of going ahead and racking (I normally do this at the 3-month mark) and letting it sit for a month or two, then bottle. Any suggestions???
Have I stumbled onto a way to speed up mead fermentation? Anybody ever see mead go this fast????
Anybody want to try it yourself to see if you get the same effect? The tea is easy . 80 leaves per gallon pour boiling water over the leaves let steep for 15-minutes . Pull out the leaves, bring to a boil again to sanitize, and let cool.
So, I pulled some leaves off a ginkgo tree near my office, and brewed up some tea just to see what it tasted like….. very subtle, much like green tea but more “earthy”… “this would be great in Mead” says I…. just think… a drink that not only improves your “performance”.. but helps you remember it better afterwards…. How can you go wrong?
