luke_d
Well-Known Member
So, about a year ago, I brewed an American IPA. It was fantastic! I bottled four of the five gallons and left one gallon on the yeast cake. I then picked ten guavas from the tree in the backyard and dropped them right in. Within a month there was a half inch, white pellicle with nice bubbles. I left the poor gallon of IPA to its fate, until now.
Fast forward a year to now! Yesterday I took a sample and it was reaaaalllyyy good! It has a hint of Belgian tasting funk. Tastes like it'll be a delicious yeast experiment. so after I took the tasting, I figured, why not throw a bunch of fruit in there? So I put a pound of strawberries, a pound of blueberries, about twenty guavas from the same tree, and an apple. Just to see what'll happen!! Since adding the fruit, it's already begun another fermentation.
I'll report back with more, next time I taste it. I'm just fascinated that you can culture yeast strains off of just about anything, and it's even cooler when it's from a tree in your very own backyard!
Cheers!
Luke
Fast forward a year to now! Yesterday I took a sample and it was reaaaalllyyy good! It has a hint of Belgian tasting funk. Tastes like it'll be a delicious yeast experiment. so after I took the tasting, I figured, why not throw a bunch of fruit in there? So I put a pound of strawberries, a pound of blueberries, about twenty guavas from the same tree, and an apple. Just to see what'll happen!! Since adding the fruit, it's already begun another fermentation.
I'll report back with more, next time I taste it. I'm just fascinated that you can culture yeast strains off of just about anything, and it's even cooler when it's from a tree in your very own backyard!
Cheers!
Luke