Recent content by garrettrinpoche

yeah I've made a few batches of cider/cyser that've turned out well, just wanted to try out some different adjuncts, when i tasted the wert after getting an OG (yes i know, a very misleading OG due to unconverted startches) it tasted like a granola bar. it smells FUNKY though fermenting, as in i...

well that's disappointing...

yeast moves in mysterious ways. that is strange though that you say it was a chill haze because it's my understanding that chill haze is a result of proteins, not anything to do with yeast. yeast is going to be easier to mess with by altering the temperature rapidly. i agree though that it's...

Hello all, I've been lurking here for several months now and finally reached a question that I couldn't find the answer to. I'm making a cider but added malted/kilned wheat, flaked barley (unmalted, non-diastatic), oats, one quart of grade-A maple syrup, and wheat dme (35% barley, non diastatic)...