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Unexpected ingredient

Post by Rookie » Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:02 pm

What's the most "unusual" cider ingredient anyone's used? Some years ago I made a coconut cider: 3 gallons (11.5L) of plain apple juice and 1 pound (.45kg) of flaked, dried, unsweetened coconut.
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Re: Unexpected ingredient

Post by MashBag » Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:03 pm

Strawberry surprise Merlot. From red grapes.
Surprise was no strawberrys 🤣

Botanicals for gin can be quite surprising - black peppercorn.

Tin of lychee is prolly my personal best!
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Re: Unexpected ingredient

Post by WalesAles » Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:31 am

I added 1 can Best Bitter Kit to my Cider Brew.
Absolutely VILE! :shock:

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Re: Unexpected ingredient

Post by f00b4r » Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:25 pm

I guess for me chestnuts. Normally nuts are avoided as an adjunct because of their fat content (and possibly you might also say having no place in beer ) but they ended up giving a very similar taste to Ragus Invert #1.
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Re: Unexpected ingredient

Post by IPA » Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:34 am

f00b4r wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:25 pm
 I guess for me chestnuts. Normally nuts are avoided as an adjunct because of their fat content (and possibly you might also say having no place in beer Image) but they ended up giving a very similar taste to Ragus Invert #1.
Not that unusual here.
http://brasseriepietra.corsica/
Two other breweries are Bourganel and Combel.
The chestnuts are added in the form of flour to the mash.
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