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Pectin?

I wasn't sure what to do to make sure there was no bacteria on the fruit, but I tried not to keep it in for water for too long cause I thought it they started to cook it might not have been a good thing. Guess it's ok then?

The colour has improved now that it's settled, should have racked ...

Don't go for an actual IPA recipe because although it is called that, it doesn't resemble one at all. It's been a while since I had one (because it is the only beer I have ever had that affects my stomach badly, makes it churn because it's so nasty...) but I would probably try... a basic ale kit ...

I just bottled my experiment.

I used the black rock cider kit (which I have used many times before, it always comes out great) and I put some pears in there, to see what happens.

I looked here and googled a bit but couldn't really find out much about adding fruit.

So I sort of winged it. I cut ...

I have only made a few beer brews so far (I'm in love with making cider) and everything I have done, be it ale or larger is a little too sweet for my liking.

I've been thinking of what to try to counter this, bittering hops? Dry enzime? More time ageing?

I noticed that a lot of beers I tried at ...

I bought one bottle and it was good, but I don't think I could drink six at once, too much flavour!

My friends ginger beer always tastes weak and watery at first, but after it ages in the bottles the flavour seems to improve.

I'd add the lactose to the entire thing them let it settle again before bottleing.

Ginger in bottles is a bad idea, it would create really gross sediment. When my friend ...

Maybe near the brewery in abottsford?

I guess you'll have to get the guy to draw you a map or something.

I go to the Brewcraft store in Richmond, Melbourne.

The guy who works there and I are on first name basis as of my last visit, hehe.

You're suposed to boil what now??

I have something like this, when I hold my bottles of larger up in front of a window I can see specs in it. It's my first beer brew (only made cider before that) so I have no idea what to expect.

I figured it is either:

a) Completely normal
b) Infected brew (I have no idea what an infection would ...

If it had been Fosters Light on the other hand... then you would have been in trouble!

Awesome, very relieved.

I'll stay tuned. Might be nice to meet people to trade brews with

Ok, if the bottles have been sitting there for a few weeks, but they still taste sweet and are flat, I'm pretty sure that means the priming sugar is still in there and secondary fermentation hasn't happened. Probably cause my house has been too damn cold.

What I want to know is, is it too late?

Do ...

I got a nice little pack called something like "Beers of Europe, & free glass!" which I couldn't resist. Had a beer from Germany, one from Holland, one from Austria, Belgium, ect.

Anyway, the Belgium one (I think) was called 'Campus Premium' and had a gold label with not much information on it. I ...

Wasn't a bad beer, but I certainly couldn't taste any passionfruit...

Interesting... sounds fun! I might go along in Melbourne...

How many girls did you get last year? Don't want to be the only one... lol

shane_vor wrote: Now THAT is amusing! You're gonna have to think about warning labels!!!

It's extra amusing because I happen to be angry with this particular friend, I'm glad my cider got some revenge on him.

Iron-Haggis wrote: I use carbonation drops because I'm just lazy.

I was about to write the exact same thing!

What I want to know if, should you tip or shake the bottle a few times to mix it with drops? I never bother, seeings as you're not actually mixing a sugar powder in, but I just wondered...

Keleidoscope wrote: My carbonation was a bit crap though, might have needed more priming sugar

A friend just called and told me that a cider of mine exploded on him on the tram, lol. So maybe I have enough carbonation after all.... Apparantly the bottle split it's side after he did some running with it, hehe.