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I would apperciate some thoughts on a potentially terrible beer.

Discussion in 'Beginners Beer Brewing Forum' started by ploppythesausage, Sep 28, 2011.

 

  1. #1
    ploppythesausage

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 28, 2011
    About 8 days ago my friend and I brewed up an experimental batch of...something...using a lager kit that came with a brew kit we bought.
    In addition to the 1.5kg can of generic pale pre-hopped extract we added

    500g of black treacle
    500g molasses
    one ginger root, grated
    vanilla essence
    a packet of candied citrus peel
    a tin of black forest fruits
    2 cinammon sticks

    After a week the fruit had gone moldy so we racked to a clean fermenter.
    Since then I've tasted it a couple of times and, well, its not great. I added some nutmeg and more vanilla (figured what the hell, its probably ruined anyway.)

    So basically it's just over a week but it tastes pretty rank. Do you think this will improve or just ditch it?

    Cheers!
     
  2. #2
    SarahMatt

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Sep 28, 2011
    Did you put your spices & all in with the boil??
    I had a "something" a while back with some watermelon that turned rank. It was suggested to me that I ought to have pasteurized the watermelon.
    The boil will kill any nasties.
    Good Luck!!!
    Sarah.
     
  3. #3
    Trail

    Oh great, it's that guy again.  

    Posted Sep 28, 2011
    If you pour it out, you'll never know. Age that sum'bish six months and investigate again.
     
  4. #4
    ploppythesausage

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 28, 2011
    Yeah, everything went in the boil. I think I'll bottle it this weekend and try to forget about it as long as I can!
    Cheers!
     
  5. #5
    frazier

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 28, 2011
    What, no barbecue sauce??
     
  6. #6
    Elweydoloco

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 28, 2011
    Vanilla, Cinammon, black forest fruits, candied citrus peel, and molasses.

    Sounds like an IHOP recipe :)!

    The hell with it age it and see what happens You never know what will happen in this crazy world of brewing.
     
  7. #7
    ploppythesausage

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 19, 2011
    Well bottled it into 6 2l plastic bottles and left it in the dog kennel to forget about it. Racked a gallon of it to secondary where I fed it sugar for a few weeks and then dumped the dregs from two Cantillon gueze's into it along with some Coriander seeds to balance the citrus peel. It's beginning to smell quite good. I almost regret souring it now as I'll have to wait 6 months!
     
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