Recent content by Lazarescu

Sorry for not updating this. So, I can;t remember what I wrote, but I ended up using 600 feijoas and about 6 litres of organic non-pasteurized apple juice as I could not get the thickness out of the feijoas. But yeah, it didn't turn out that well. I put A LOT of sugar in it in the...

I'm too scared to look! The fermenter is a beer one and not see through so it's hard to tell. Is it safe to take the lid off and check or should I just drain some from the tap? From what it looks like, there is a lot of sediment at the bottom. So I siphon from primary to secondary or can I...

It's still sitting in the primary - I need to take it out but I'm waiting on a new hydrometer before I do. BoomerCreek: I rekcon you should just go for it. Have you tried the Mount Feijoa and Apple Cider? It's pretty good.

It was a very iffy 1.070. The pulp/juice mixture was so thick that the hydrometer had a hard time deciding where it wanted to stay. If I let if fall into the tube, it would not get down past about 1.050, if I pushed it all the way in and let it rise out, it sat at 1.035, which is where I...

It's bubbling like crazy, maybe 5-10 second intervals! Im gonna give it about 3 weeks and see how the bubbling is going. After I prime and bottle, how long should I keep it on the shelf before drinking?

Okay, so this didn't work out as well as expected. I first had issues when I tried too take the SG of the feijoa juice. It's so thick! The hydrometer would just sit where I put it! So I ended up having to do the apple juice mix. I had 6 litres of feijoa and 6 litres of organic apple juice...

Cheers dude! I think I'm ready to give this a shot now! Off to the brewshoppe tomorrow morning to pick up the stuff I need :)

Thanks, oldmate. So I just stir in sugar/honey and keep testing the wort (?) with the hydrometer until it reaches the desired SG? After fermentation, what would be the final SG I am looking for? Or should I just wait 'till it stops bubbling? And final question I think, how do I know how...

Thanks for your quick replies guys! Feijoas are usually eaten by cutting in half and scooping out the flesh with a spoon. They don't taste like pineapples... I can't really describe the taste! They are tart and acidic (will sting open sores in your mouth). They start off sour then go sweet in...

Hey there, Just signed up, I'm a newbie to brewing/fermenting and this is my first thread. It's feijoa season here in New Zealand and I picked up 3 plastic bags full from a co-worker last night with the intention of making cider. Feijoas are also called pineapple guavas for you guys in...