Matplat
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Morning all,
I recently put down a batch of the blushing blonde from the coopers website. I thought, i used to like fruit beers, that seems like a cheap bottle filler, lets give it a crack.
I steeped some citra to amp it up then combined all in the FV, but the bloody BE1 wouldn't dissolve. I thought, nevermind, carbonation drops dissolve by themselves it'll be fine.
Anyway i took a hydro sample the other day, and looking at the FV i cant tell if the sediment at the bottom is yeast or BE1. I tried to stir it up with a spatula, but couldn't rouse it, which makes me think its sugar? ? ?
So im paranoid about bottling bombs, and add to that the sample tasted crap, seriously like really watery cordial, the fruit has done its thing but there is no beer backbone behind it.
So for these two reasons im thinking it is a risky waste of time and bottles, unless anyone can tell me this is what comes before excellent beer?
Cheers, Matt
I recently put down a batch of the blushing blonde from the coopers website. I thought, i used to like fruit beers, that seems like a cheap bottle filler, lets give it a crack.
I steeped some citra to amp it up then combined all in the FV, but the bloody BE1 wouldn't dissolve. I thought, nevermind, carbonation drops dissolve by themselves it'll be fine.
Anyway i took a hydro sample the other day, and looking at the FV i cant tell if the sediment at the bottom is yeast or BE1. I tried to stir it up with a spatula, but couldn't rouse it, which makes me think its sugar? ? ?
So im paranoid about bottling bombs, and add to that the sample tasted crap, seriously like really watery cordial, the fruit has done its thing but there is no beer backbone behind it.
So for these two reasons im thinking it is a risky waste of time and bottles, unless anyone can tell me this is what comes before excellent beer?
Cheers, Matt