IPA, a few questions

[craigb12]

Hi,

 

I'm having a go at the IPA for my first brew. In the end, i used 800g of Brew Enhancer 1 instead of the light dry malt/dextrose mixture. Any idea on how this will effect the final outcome?

 

Also, strangely, im thinking about experimenting with a few of the bottles at the priming stage. I was thinking about adding a little bit of fruit juice (dark grape and pomegranate) to about 10 bottles. I figured it might give it a weird fruity depth of flavour, and counteract the bitterness for some of my friends who arent really into bitter beers. What do you think? Anyone had a go at this sort of thing before?

 

By the way... i'm about 24 hours into the brew and i havent had bubbles yet. The reading on the air lock's changed - it shows that there's pressure in the tank - but no bubbles so far. Is this normal? It's been about 25 degrees consistently

 

Thanks

 

Craig

[Matty A]

Ignore the airlock, it is a hopeless invention. To tell if the brew is fermenting trust your hydrometer.

 

As for the juice, I have never had an IPA before but If you only do it to 10 bottles and it makes it taste like cat piss then it's a lesson learnt and only a waste of 10 bottles.

[GregT5]

A question for the experts here...would you have to allow for any sugars in the fruit juice when you are priming?

[craigb12]

I imagine that it would all depend on the sugar concentration of the juice, and the volume of juice added to each bottle.

 

I'm only thinking about adding a very, very small amount to each bottle, so i imagine that the difference should be negligible. I mean, i want it to taste like beer, not like fruit juice

[PB2]

Yes, take note of the juice's sugars per 100ml and the volume added to determine the total wight of sugar. Using a small amount of juice in addition to the normal priming rate shouldn't be too much of an issue if bottling into PETs.