Long story, But I got a 3 year old MR. beer kit for free. I wanted to experiment a bit so If the beer stinks I only wasted my time and some stuff I already had in my cabinets. So here's all the stuff I did wrong in an effort to test the RDWHAHB mantra.
THE BAD:
3+ year old can of MR Beer Hopped Pale Ale
I used all tap water. (I live in Las Vegas our water has some peculiar smells and tastes)
I used the random pack of yeast that came with kit (yes it was 3 years old) and I used another random pack of yeast that came with another kit( It was in my fridge for a year) Made a starter out of the "booster" pack that came with kit. Mainly to make sure I had some good yeast. the yeast activated fine.
Also my pantry stays at like 75-80 degrees right now I AM NOT GOING to temp control. lets see what happens.
I would like to drink this so here is what I did to off set the potential damage.
The GOOD
Added inverted brown sugar. ( Inverting sugar is how candied sugar is made)
I added some honey at flame out
I took some pumpkin pie spices, made a tea from them and added at flame out.
I added a can of organic pumpkin at flame out. ( I did not buy this It was from my wife's Mother)
I cooled the batch to below 80 pored into a five gallon bucket and said...
RDWHAHB
I will call this brew "Chupacabra Pumpkin Ale"
It's been 24 hours now and the air lock is bubbling away. I know I will have something alcoholic in the end.
THE BAD:
3+ year old can of MR Beer Hopped Pale Ale
I used all tap water. (I live in Las Vegas our water has some peculiar smells and tastes)
I used the random pack of yeast that came with kit (yes it was 3 years old) and I used another random pack of yeast that came with another kit( It was in my fridge for a year) Made a starter out of the "booster" pack that came with kit. Mainly to make sure I had some good yeast. the yeast activated fine.
Also my pantry stays at like 75-80 degrees right now I AM NOT GOING to temp control. lets see what happens.
I would like to drink this so here is what I did to off set the potential damage.
The GOOD
Added inverted brown sugar. ( Inverting sugar is how candied sugar is made)
I added some honey at flame out
I took some pumpkin pie spices, made a tea from them and added at flame out.
I added a can of organic pumpkin at flame out. ( I did not buy this It was from my wife's Mother)
I cooled the batch to below 80 pored into a five gallon bucket and said...
RDWHAHB
I will call this brew "Chupacabra Pumpkin Ale"
It's been 24 hours now and the air lock is bubbling away. I know I will have something alcoholic in the end.