plum porter
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If you used plums don't hold your breath. Plum or prune essence is what is used.
I started a batch the middle week of June & bottled start of July - I tried the first bottle yesterday, mines all plum & no bitter or hops - so its getting another week or two in the bottle before I try the next one !
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Thought it was a terrible kit tbh
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Hi thanks for your reply i am thinking the same ,i have started another one but made it up to 18 lts i will see if is as more plum flavour , the first one is in a keg i will give it time to see if it gets a better taste again thanks for your reply
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Hi oxfordnick thanks for your reply mine is in a keg so i will give it a few weeks and try it again to see if the plum taste as come out
Opened another bottle last night - its pretty good now, still very plummy but theres some bitter coming thru too - Not bad at all.
There does seem to be a lot of variation with this kit, mine was fresh from the factory - I would say brewed within a month of being put in the tin - following the instructions as closely as I can using tap water (Welsh Water) & bottled with a carbonation drop. Drinking after a month and a half in the bottle.
There does seem to be a lot of variation with this kit, mine was fresh from the factory - I would say brewed within a month of being put in the tin - following the instructions as closely as I can using tap water (Welsh Water) & bottled with a carbonation drop. Drinking after a month and a half in the bottle.
I can’t advise on the kit because I’ve never made it but I do make plum porter…
If you want more plum flavour add some plum flavouring from Uncle Roy’s or Special Ingredients, they’re both available on-line.
Add between 0.5ml and 0.75ml per litre of finished beer. Start at the lower end of the scale and add more if you think it needs it - I add 12ml of the Special Ingredients flavouring to a corny keg of porter and find 15ml a bit too much.
I made the kit last year, carefully following the instructions, kegged it and left it for a few weeks, it turned out to be absolutely wonderful, superb plum aroma and taste, it only got better over the few weeks I had it.
Making it again for this Christmas so hopefully the same result.
Making it again for this Christmas so hopefully the same result.
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