I have had a request from SWMBO...

[brewt00l]

Don't use pineapple.

http://homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=17462&highlight=pineapple

hmm...I just had a bunch of the Weyerbacher Double Simcoe and pineapple really didn't come to mind.

 

[Cheesefood]

http://funkymunky.co.za/thirsty.html
http://www.rejoiceinlife.com/recipes/pineappleBeer.php

 

[Stu Sturtevant]

I have 6 months till the wedding. I am going to try the ApfelPine (Great name, great idea) and a meade in a small batch first. If that dosent work Im going to throw caution to the wind and throw some pineapple in a wheat mix and see what happens.

As a new brewer, I must say that all you guys rock :rockin: and I am grateful for the advise.

 

[Fiery Sword]

If that dosent work...

It will work, young skywalker. You've just got to believe (and research, plan, and execute but those things are much less romatinc sounding)!

 

[the_bird]

The mead will be really tough to have done in six months. It might be drinkable, but with that time horizon, you don't have a lot of time to experiment, so I'd probably forget about that.

 

[RoaringBrewer]

I checked a few brewing sites and didn't come up with a pineapple 'extract'/'concentrate' that could easily be added. If you are going to do the beer, I'd highly suggest starting to experiment b/c 6 mo. probably isn't long enough for mead. You can use fresh pineapple, or pineapple skin as suggested in that one wacky recipe above, but you best experiment to find the correct amount. Not that pumpkin and pineapple are ANYTHING alike, but try to start with another fruit beer recipe (pumpkin, berry, lemon-wheat, etc.) and start with a similar amount of pineapple. Brew, see how it turns out, and adjust the amount...

Might be a good idea to run 2-3 batches at the same time to try different amounts and maybe altogether different recipes. Get some 3 gallon carboys and go to town. It will take about 8 weeks+ for a pineapple beer to be 'finished' in my opinion, so get started soon!

I'd still suggest doing the Simcoe hops as well in some of the brews though in a very light american pale ale or wheat beer.

This sounds like a great way to get your feet wet in the brewing, since admittedly, you are new to this... Go for it!

Oh and do the Apfepein as backup... pretty hard to screw that one up.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Ever had a michelada? I've post-whored them in other threads...basically a Mexican "beer cocktail" which has many variations, but one popular one is to salt the rim of a pint glass (margarita style), fill it with ice, then add:
- 1-2 Tbsp lemon juice
- A drop or two of Jugo de Maggi (Worcestshire will work here)
- Fill with a Mexican lager such as Corona/Pacifico/Sol

Sounds truly disgusting but is actually very refreshing. Now I'm suddenly wondering if it would work with a little pineapple juice instead of lemon...I have a little research to do.

BTW, BOSTON...Linda Evans...sexy...

 

[Yooper]

What the hell kind of show skews all the nakedness towards the guy-side?

The good kind of show, IMHO.

Lorena

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

The good kind of show, IMHO.

Lorena

I don't like your sense of humor.

Furthermore, you being married ruined one fantasy. Now, with you preferring to see naked men, you go and ruin another! Thanks! Thanks a lot!


What ever happened to all the single, bisexual, nymphomaniac, virgins? Where'd they all go?

 

[Wolf]

I would go with the wheat, then add pineapple juice to the secondary to taste. Seems like it would work well, similar to an apricot wheat I've tasted. Just start by adding very small amounts.

 

[zoebisch01]

Speaking of which, SWMBO has us watching "Big Love," the HBO show about a polygomous family. The first few episodes were filled with man-butt, but not a tittie to be seen! What the hell kind of show skews all the nakedness towards the guy-side?

ROFLMAO. I dunno man, I dunno.

 

[zoebisch01]

Hell, I'm still getting over seeing the guy from NYPD Blue's fas aZZ on TV 10 years ago.......let alone Carson Kressley with Doug Mirabelli's jock strap.......

Don't ever watch "Six Degrees of Separation" with Will Smith then.

 

[Cheesefood]

Don't ever watch "Six Degrees of Separation" with Will Smith then.

But do watch The Shield to see what happens to Aceveda when he tries to bust some gang-bangers.