been hanging out for this to be ready!
The differences between what I did and the actual recipe on the first page: I used half the amount of orange but in smaller slices. It seemed that the pith supplied the bitterness and the thread suggested it was all about the surface area of pith that was exposed, and the orange wouldn't fit into the demijohn in such large slices, so I compromised and went of slimmer slices so they'd fit in the demijohn.
I started this back at the end of february and it's been sitting quietly away testing my patience ever since.
I too was sceptical about the bread yeast but the logic for its use seemed sound and I didn't read any "eww it's yucky" posts either so I went with the bread yeasties I had in the cupboard.
a fair amount of yeasty bubbles to start with and some great smell off the airlock which bubbled gently away, but then it settled right down to nothing.
It took ages for it to clear up... I'd guess about 6 or 7 weeks, and the fruit never did drop and that's three months so I figured lets' get stuck in and see what we have created.
So, I've bottled it around 5 mins ago and couldn't resist a quick taste.
wow!
this. stuff. is. awesome!!!!
just the right amount of sweetness and some really awesome warming qualities on the way down. You wouldn't want to get stuck right into this as a first drink of the night but as a toasty winter warmer it is great! the clove and cinammon have blended really nicely to give it a hint of spiciness which is really good against the sweetness that's left after the yeast has finished.
Can't thank you enough for the recipe Brewer Pete... it's a goodie and no mistake!!
I reckon this will be a hit with the missus too.
The differences between what I did and the actual recipe on the first page: I used half the amount of orange but in smaller slices. It seemed that the pith supplied the bitterness and the thread suggested it was all about the surface area of pith that was exposed, and the orange wouldn't fit into the demijohn in such large slices, so I compromised and went of slimmer slices so they'd fit in the demijohn.
I started this back at the end of february and it's been sitting quietly away testing my patience ever since.
I too was sceptical about the bread yeast but the logic for its use seemed sound and I didn't read any "eww it's yucky" posts either so I went with the bread yeasties I had in the cupboard.
a fair amount of yeasty bubbles to start with and some great smell off the airlock which bubbled gently away, but then it settled right down to nothing.
It took ages for it to clear up... I'd guess about 6 or 7 weeks, and the fruit never did drop and that's three months so I figured lets' get stuck in and see what we have created.
So, I've bottled it around 5 mins ago and couldn't resist a quick taste.
wow!
this. stuff. is. awesome!!!!
just the right amount of sweetness and some really awesome warming qualities on the way down. You wouldn't want to get stuck right into this as a first drink of the night but as a toasty winter warmer it is great! the clove and cinammon have blended really nicely to give it a hint of spiciness which is really good against the sweetness that's left after the yeast has finished.
Can't thank you enough for the recipe Brewer Pete... it's a goodie and no mistake!!
I reckon this will be a hit with the missus too.
). But as it eats all the sugars and does not leave any to balance all the other goodness in JAO, it may not taste good at all (see warning throughout the whole thread about voiding the warranty by poo-pooing bread yeast and using other yeasts).
