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  1. jaydventer

    Homebrew Talk Super Awesome Happy Funtime Giveaway

    Nice dog @Yooper. Here is one big Chihuahua or one small Tombstone.
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  3. Grave

    Grave

  4. jaydventer

    How many gallons of EdWort's Apfelwein have been made?

    Made a 5 gallon batch last night Total thread size = 9,768 gallons !!
  5. jaydventer

    871 steps?

    haha! they shouldn't be allowed to bull **** people like that.
  6. jaydventer

    871 steps?

    Here in South Africa they've launched "Foundry Premium Cider". This is what they say in the ad: "Brewed according to age-old cider making traditions, the master brewers follow a meticulous and time-consuming 871 step process to ensure that every drop meets with their high standards."...
  7. jaydventer

    Xylitol does NOT kill beer yeast!!

    okay, i will do a sugar/water/yeast mix and split into 2 bottles, just to make sure the xylitol doesn't have some weird catalyst effect!! damnit, yes, the laxitive effect is a bit worrying... haha
  8. jaydventer

    Xylitol does NOT kill beer yeast!!

    Objective: To see if xylitol can be used as a non-fermentable sweetner or if xylitol kills (brewers)yeast. Method: i had 3 bottles in which i put: Bottle 1: water + yeast + sugar Bottle 2: water + yeast + sugar + xylitol Bottle 3: water + yeast + xylitol i then put balloons on each...
  9. jaydventer

    The GaP (Grocery and Produce) Beer Experiment

    haha! that's a mighty interesting idea!
  10. jaydventer

    The GaP (Grocery and Produce) Beer Experiment

    this stuff smells nasty! like ass actually, but what does it taste like? i was actually a bit too scared, but finally tried it: it smells kinda like fermented pineapple, it tastes a bit sour. i would not drink this for fun, only if there were really NO other beer anywhere! the...
  11. jaydventer

    The GaP (Grocery and Produce) Beer Experiment

    Okay, so tried my hand at the traditional(-ish) Zulu Beer. as found in most South African grocery stores the malted sorgum and yeast the mash, malted sorghum enzymes turn maize starch into sugars then you wait a day and boil it, wait a day, filter and bottle (or actually put in...
  12. jaydventer

    The GaP (Grocery and Produce) Beer Experiment

    yep. so essentially its a bit of a waste of product, instead of just including a packet of yeast, they just mix it with the malted sorghum. that means, you probably kill the first half of the yeast when you mix it with the boiling water in step 1)...although, when i came back from work the next...
  13. jaydventer

    The GaP (Grocery and Produce) Beer Experiment

    Here in SA we've got King Korn (malted sorghum and yeast). it's availible in the shops and the instructions go like this: Bjala bja setso: African beer 1kg King Korn Mtombo (ready-crushed sorghum malt with yeast) 500g maize meal (flour) 13 litres water Mix 500g of King Korn Mtombo...
  14. jaydventer

    anyone used xylitol yet?

    what would happen if i just put milk powder in there? probably not even sweet enough and full of fat or something.
  15. jaydventer

    anyone used xylitol yet?

    hehe, i live in Durban, South Africa, i dont want to order from overseas, takes too long and it's gonna end up being expensive with the postage and all. i've tried the healt food stores. oh well. guess the worst that can happen is i'll have flat beer! thanks guys
  16. jaydventer

    anyone used xylitol yet?

    i wanna try a variation on (coopers stout kit + extra extract, coffee, molasses etc etc) TUCK's Chocolate Esperesso Stout but i'm a bit scared that it might be TOO bitter (i take like 4 sugars in my coffee...) with all the coffee and cocoa powder. i cant find lactose ANYWHERE so i thought i'd...
  17. jaydventer

    the marmite missions

    yes, it's like vegemite, and like Bovil (although that's made from beef extract)
  18. jaydventer

    the marmite missions

    yes, good idea :-) so far, this is my plan: * do a yeast wash * add salt so that it's 10% of the whole concoction * add ethanol (vodka) so that it's 9% of the whole * place in pot and put in oven at 40°C for 72 hours to autolysis while stirring every now and then now the next part they use...
  19. jaydventer

    the marmite missions

    from http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0466922.html PRODUCTION OF YEAST EXTRACT This invention discloses a method for producing yeast extract by adding chitosan to yeast to thereby promote the autolysis thereof. Conventional methods for effecting the autolysis of yeast mainly comprising the...
  20. jaydventer

    the marmite missions

    from http://www.sanitarium.co.nz/default.asp?sectionID=18#sm Sourcing the Yeast To make Sanitarium Marmite yeast is purchased from breweries and bakers yeast suppliers throughout New Zealand. Yeast is a natural source of B vitamins, which include thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B12 and folate...
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