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Out of date tins.
Posted: Thursday Jun 07, 2007 8:32 pm
by Liz E
I have been given two tins of "Beermakers Ginger Beer" by a local Health Food shop owner who would otherwise have thrown them out. The Best By Date is 14/04/06. Would it be too optimistic of me to use them?
I would, of course ditch the accompanying yeast and opt for something still in date. Would the standard Coopers yeast be adequate? There isn't a decent homebrew store for 35mins drive away.
Cheers
Posted: Thursday Jun 07, 2007 9:57 pm
by KEG
nah, thoroughly worth giving them a go. have a scout around to see what people have done with GB kits though, adding extra fresh ginger and DME doesn't seem to go astray
Posted: Thursday Jun 07, 2007 10:38 pm
by Liz E
Cheers KEG.
Posted: Friday Jun 08, 2007 9:07 am
by blandy
Yeah, what KEG said.
Posted: Friday Jun 08, 2007 12:08 pm
by Boonie
Yardglass used a champagne yeast, give it a go.
Ginger Beer
Cheers
Boonie
Posted: Friday Jun 08, 2007 9:02 pm
by Wassa
Definately give it a go using Champagne yeast.
Also, if you want to do a cider use champagne yeast.....it turns the ordinary into the exceptional!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Thursday Jun 14, 2007 10:19 pm
by hbg
The date is mainly to do with the Yeast, however DO NOT USE A Coopers Yeast, as they are there for the price. Try a Morgans yeast at the very least, or Brewcellar or Safale.
One of the best beers I made was out of date, and simply by putting a $4.40 yeast with it, made the difference.
Posted: Friday Jun 15, 2007 10:15 am
by rwh
The Coopers yeasts are under appreciated, and can make good beers if you keep the temperature low and stable. Overseas, the Coopers yeasts are sold alongside the safales et al. I think they have got a bad name in Aus. due to all the sucrose-fueled cidery filth that people churned out during the recession.
Having said that, of course try a Safale or even a liquid yeast and you open up a whole new dimension of flavours. Yeast influences flavour quite a lot.