Hi!
some time ago i found your forum and was whining about that all my batches go wrong, no matter how thorough i clean everything, and have replaced kettels and containers.
I tried a lot to make it work, even new methods! everything tasts like a dustbin fell into it, an oxidated taste...
Some other have an unpleasant sour side-taste..
I don't knwo why it doesn't work out in the same way when everything did work out, even in the time i took the cleaning not so serious!!
I never expereinced any difference between adding dry yeast of hydratet yeast.
I figure the hydrating comes with another container, and another not boiled ingredient(sugar) so a much bigger chance of contamination..
Even a batch where my 2 playfull ferrets took a swim in, worked out to be good mead!
Can it be the imported honey?
For the same reason i quit making fruit-wine out of boiled and filtered marmelade..
I like to brew but the only thing that works out okay is adding 2/3 water(from tap) with 1/3 of strawberry lemonade and champagne- or super yeast...
I know it is hard to judge upon this over such a distant. but any critic or advise is welcome..
B.R.
Arnaud,
Netherlands
some time ago i found your forum and was whining about that all my batches go wrong, no matter how thorough i clean everything, and have replaced kettels and containers.
I tried a lot to make it work, even new methods! everything tasts like a dustbin fell into it, an oxidated taste...
Some other have an unpleasant sour side-taste..
I don't knwo why it doesn't work out in the same way when everything did work out, even in the time i took the cleaning not so serious!!
I never expereinced any difference between adding dry yeast of hydratet yeast.
I figure the hydrating comes with another container, and another not boiled ingredient(sugar) so a much bigger chance of contamination..
Even a batch where my 2 playfull ferrets took a swim in, worked out to be good mead!
Can it be the imported honey?
For the same reason i quit making fruit-wine out of boiled and filtered marmelade..
I like to brew but the only thing that works out okay is adding 2/3 water(from tap) with 1/3 of strawberry lemonade and champagne- or super yeast...
I know it is hard to judge upon this over such a distant. but any critic or advise is welcome..
B.R.
Arnaud,
Netherlands