I did it ALL wrong, for science!

[Sacrilicious]

Now, 3 weeks later, for a total of 5 weeks in the bottle, how does it taste?

 

[rycov]

yes yes! how is it now?

 

[vegas20s]

Well, the best way to describe it is pumpkin pie cider. It's ok by itself, more of a novelty. I add a good squeeze of lemon or orange juice and it gives it some needed sweetness. I think with out the pumpkin and spices and a bit more malt and hops it would be a true beer.

 

[The_Professor]

Ummm, get some LME and cascade hops, control the temps better and enjoy. Don't bother with old stuff and lots of sugar.

 

[vegas20s]

So, I moved to Portland area and had this stuff in storage for 2 months while I was getting settled. It's not much better. Has a real cider flavor going on. It's drinkable but it closer to hooch and than beer. None the less I learned a lot and if for no other reason it was worth it.

On a much better note, I will be brewing a 48ibu IPA today, MMMMM real home brew. I can't wait. In the meant time there is no shortage of good beer up here in Cascadiea.

 

[vegas20s]

The taste of my crazy batch was similar to my first batch of spiced blueberry mead after a month. So if the experimental batch would have aged for a lot longer it would have probable started to taste ok.

So what that says to me is that the sugars, spices and pumpkin were over done. My other attempts at failure may not have done much of anything.

Any ways keep on brewing my friends.