So, if anyone has done this brewing (22)

Feb 13, 2013 4:22 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
gives us a hand here... help

So, I had 2 crock pots with lids

a layer of peaches, a layer of sugar, and topped with water and brewers yeast..

Stirred once a week, That was around the new year.

Last night, I decantered , and decantered into bottles..

but its very murky still... looks awfully yeasty...

in a mad hope of ( I am not sure what exactly ) I added more dissolved sugar before I bottled..

Recipe says ... leave now for 8 months...

How am I going.??. it looks and smells very yeasty...

Any suggestions.. confused dunno
Feb 13, 2013 4:28 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Blizzard14u
Blizzard14uBlizzard14uGosnells, Western Australia Australia67 Threads 2 Polls 1,430 Posts
Brew beer instead! It only takes 4 weeks!

If its still milky then it is not ready? With a beer kit you get a barometer that tells you when its ready to bottle,
professor cheers
Feb 13, 2013 4:29 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
What's it meant to be exactly merri confused
Feb 13, 2013 4:47 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
serene56: What's it meant to be exactly merri


The recipe said Peach Brandy... so I am not sure..

looks like yeast in a bottle and yes, I was too afraid to taste it when I was doing it... laugh
Feb 13, 2013 5:05 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
curly28
curly28curly28Perth, Western Australia Australia53 Threads 5,450 Posts
Merriweather: The recipe said Peach Brandy... so I am not sure..

looks like yeast in a bottle and yes, I was too afraid to taste it when I was doing it...


Crikey merri now we know bit of a plonko! are we drinking rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing I am just visulizing you working away with your brew have fun drinking thumbs up grin
Feb 13, 2013 5:10 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
curly28: Crikey merri now we know bit of a plonko! are we I am just visulizing you working away with your brew have fun



I hate to say it Curly, but that is not all I made..

I made another brew ... a different recipe ... with a bottle of Vodka, peaches and sugar, and that brew is hidden in a very dark cupboard until next Christmas time... lol

I could have made jam, but then I would never have eaten it all, so I tried sommat different...

Next year, I will give it a go at drying the peaches... lol. laugh laugh
Feb 13, 2013 6:10 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
jem1964
jem1964jem1964Foothills of Dandenongs, Victoria Australia30 Threads 1 Polls 2,441 Posts
Merri I havent done anything like that before but this recipe sounds very similar



I know brewing has to be a balance of sugar yeast and acid, but thats as far as my knowledge goes

good luck
Feb 13, 2013 6:18 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
jem1964: Merri I havent done anything like that before but this recipe sounds very similar



I know brewing has to be a balance of sugar yeast and acid, but thats as far as my knowledge goes

good luck


Thanks for the link Jem... I had already read that... I followed a similar recipe, but the one I had.. said stir once a week... which I did, then after 4 weeks , strain and bottle and leave it alone for 8 months or so..

So, I strained that 3 times last night.. thru 3 different materials with lesser and lesser holes... took forever to do... then had the mess ... grin

So I still have one more crock full to do... I just hope that I am not wasting my time here... the first crock made about 7 bottles, so I have to keep buying bottles of water and will clearly need more.. conversing
Feb 14, 2013 4:21 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
wash2u
wash2uwash2uMelbourne, Victoria Australia79 Threads 1 Polls 3,768 Posts
Merriweather: The recipe said Peach Brandy... so I am not sure..

looks like yeast in a bottle and yes, I was too afraid to taste it when I was doing it...


Exactly what I thought.drinking drinking

It will go down very well in a Christmas pudding.dancing dancing Or a fruit cake. Yummo.

Adults only, of course.cheering applause dancing (unless you want the grandkids to go to bed earlyrolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
Feb 14, 2013 4:25 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
wash2u: Exactly what I thought.

It will go down very well in a Christmas pudding. Or a fruit cake. Yummo.

Adults only, of course. (unless you want the grandkids to go to bed early


Wash, do you know??? how long it will take the very fine sediment in the bottle to settle..??

Its all a bit murky at the mo..? wave
Feb 14, 2013 4:42 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
wash2u
wash2uwash2uMelbourne, Victoria Australia79 Threads 1 Polls 3,768 Posts
Merriweather: Wash, do you know??? how long it will take the very fine sediment in the bottle to settle..??

Its all a bit murky at the mo..?


As the recipe said, 8 months. Just in time for Christmas pudding.

And there will still be sediment, you just have to pour it out very carefully. Like Coopers beer.

The last few bits can make you gag so make sure you don't stir it up when you decant it. And do it a few times with a settling period each time.
Feb 14, 2013 5:26 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
wash2u: As the recipe said, 8 months. Just in time for Christmas pudding.

And there will still be sediment, you just have to pour it out very carefully. Like Coopers beer.

The last few bits can make you gag so make sure you don't stir it up when you decant it. And do it a few times with a settling period each time.


I will see what it looks like around Christmas, and if it looks terrible... I will pick another load of peaches and shove it all back in the crock pot... what do you think about that idea??
Feb 14, 2013 5:40 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
wash2u
wash2uwash2uMelbourne, Victoria Australia79 Threads 1 Polls 3,768 Posts
Merriweather: I will see what it looks like around Christmas, and if it looks terrible... I will pick another load of peaches and shove it all back in the crock pot... what do you think about that idea??


Always good to have a plancheering cheering
Feb 14, 2013 5:45 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
wash2u: Always good to have a plan



Well, the plan was made with good intentions... but the brew had a mind of its own... grin

I dunno...Wash, I will talk to you about it at the meet... wave
Feb 14, 2013 5:49 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
wash2u
wash2uwash2uMelbourne, Victoria Australia79 Threads 1 Polls 3,768 Posts
Merriweather: Well, the plan was made with good intentions... but the brew had a mind of its own...

I dunno...Wash, I will talk to you about it at the meet...


Maybe over a peach shnappsrolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
Feb 15, 2013 11:28 PM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
Merriweather: Well, the plan was made with good intentions... but the brew had a mind of its own...

I dunno...Wash, I will talk to you about it at the meet...
I used to brew ginger beer as a kid and have drunken alot of homebrew gutrot and learnt don't do things to quick . Maybe you bottled to early .
Mar 7, 2013 2:24 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
benidorm
benidormbenidormwellington, Wellington New Zealand58 Threads 1 Polls 499 Posts
Merri try not to open up to uch avoid contamination.
My beer is not the best at the moment with erratic weather and no equipment dont panic.If you fllowed recipe should be fine long as everyhting was pristine should be fine.Wish you well try fings near end to reduce sediment.Mean near end of brewing time frame.
Mar 7, 2013 3:01 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
benidorm
benidormbenidormwellington, Wellington New Zealand58 Threads 1 Polls 499 Posts
Merri have you got demijohns there like flagons.Perfect for what your doing.I hve not done this for longtime tried it when was teenager.
Mar 31, 2013 5:55 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
polleagle55
polleagle55polleagle55south australia, South Australia Australia2 Posts
good evening ms merriweather.Ive made wine from strawberrys sacksuma plums nashie pears and ouzio.All with great success ive used no yeast just natural fermention.Ive actually had to hide the alchol due to my two sons offering it to their girlfriends.Ive yet to make wine from rose petals.I always leave the wine to settle and then filter it a few times before trying it 6 months later.Also what can do is buy a essence to add to the peach which id use is a brandy essence.if you need any help just enquire thank you M.G
Mar 31, 2013 6:04 AM CST So, if anyone has done this brewing
snagsmoore
snagsmooresnagsmooremelbourne, Victoria Australia13 Threads 1 Polls 411 Posts
I used to help my dad brew beer before I was old enough to drink it and from memory, not such a good memory these days...too much sugar can lead to exploding bottles. dunno
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