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dps51 · Apr 3, 2017

remembering years ago
going into a pup and ordering a pint with a lemonade top a lager and lime
also a lager and blackcurrant
so thinking of doing a lager kit then last three days in the fv add about 1lb of mashed up blackcurrants so with a bit of luck I will have a nice brew
any tips on this

BarnBrian · Apr 3, 2017

dps51 said:
remembering years ago
going into a pup and ordering a pint with a lemonade top a lager and lime
also a lager and blackcurrant
so thinking of doing a lager kit then last three days in the fv add about 1lb of mashed up blackcurrants so with a bit of luck I will have a nice brew
any tips on this

I'm sure having sex with dogs is now illegal (except if your a conservative):lol:

shepp · Apr 3, 2017

I have thoughts, but none very positive.

terrym · Apr 3, 2017

Why not brew the lager without the blackcurrants, then if its not very nice you haven't wasted anything. You can always add lime or blackcurrant to taste just before you drink, or even try it as it comes.

AdamSon · Apr 3, 2017

My Spidey sense is telling me you aren't a northerner....

Robin54 · Apr 3, 2017

AdamSon said:
My Spidey sense is telling me you aren't a northerner....

A pint of mild and bitter please.................
and a SMALL lager and lime for the wife please landlord:lol:

Gerryjo · Apr 3, 2017

I would be very careful with that amount of blackberries as the residual sweetness and tartness coming from them maybe overpowering.I would assume they are frozen and the flavour shall already be a lot more concentrated due too the enzymes already being broken down whilst freezing.
What you could do is make a syrup reduction and use this to sweeten your beer in the secondary FV and also let you control the sweetness to your taste by adding smaller amounts to you get the desired taste.

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dps51 · Apr 3, 2017

AdamSon said:
My Spidey sense is telling me you aren't a northerner....

no I'm not a northerner the furthest north I have lived is Watford in the high street above a barber shop

Ale · Apr 3, 2017

dps51 said:
no I'm not a northerner the furthest north I have lived is Watford in the high street above a barber shop

Watford? youre a Northerner by my standards.

The blackcurrant or lime is just cordial added to normal lager. Why not just do that?

Personally the only one like that I ever drank was when I was 16/17 I used to drink snake bite and black and pernod. You basically get a pint of snakebite (with strong lager and cider) and pour a pernod and black into it. I used to have to give the bar staff guarantees that I wouldnt throw up.

Dutto · Apr 3, 2017

Personally, my advice would be "Don't do it!"

There was a reason why everyone drank Lager & Lime, Lager & Black or Lager Tops back in the 60's & 70's. :thumb:

On its own, the lager tasted sh!te! :doh:

The worse bit about Lager & Lime was that the rank smell of the lime juice lingered until the following morning! :whistle:

Nowadays, I prefer to brew and drink a lager that is palatable without additions! :thumb:

marlon · Apr 3, 2017

Dutto said:
Personally, my advice would be "Don't do it!"

There was a reason why everyone drank Lager & Lime, Lager & Black or Lager Tops back in the 60's & 70's. :thumb:

On its own, the lager tasted sh!te!

The worse bit about Lager & Lime was that the rank smell of the lime juice lingered until the following morning! :whistle:

Nowadays, I prefer to brew and drink a lager that is palatable without additions! :thumb:

+1. Yep...that's as I remember life in the 60's/70's. Amazingly, lagers back then were even more dire than they are today. Adding pretty much anything improved the taste. That was why we added lime or blackcurrent.
If your lager is good enough to drink without stuff added......I'd leave it unadulterated. :nono:As others say, why not add lime juice or Ribena to taste when you come to drink it.? You get a choice that way :thumb:

BarnBrian · Apr 3, 2017

I was in a bar in Tasmania some years ago and there was an American drinking 50/50 beer and orange juice. If it had been Fosters I could understand, but the beer in Tasmania is probably the best in Australia.

Incoming!!!!!

chesters-mild · Apr 3, 2017

Dutto said:
Personally, my advice would be "Don't do it!"

There was a reason why everyone drank Lager & Lime, Lager & Black or Lager Tops back in the 60's & 70's. :thumb:

On its own, the lager tasted sh!te!

The worse bit about Lager & Lime was that the rank smell of the lime juice lingered until the following morning! :whistle:

Nowadays, I prefer to brew and drink a lager that is palatable without additions! :thumb:

Lager, as brewed in this country still does Dutto, things have not changed
Cheers

dad_of_jon · Apr 3, 2017

There was a brief sliver in the history of time when stella was a tidy pint and imported from Belgium. but the bean counters soon killed that wheeze off

LarryF · Apr 3, 2017

A couple of things, if you're going to introduce anything into your FV that didn't come vac packed then you should be looking to boil it first. As I understand it wild yeast spores have evolved breeding on sugary fruit so a 15m boil would be my minimum. Secondly, if you add sugary fruit into your FV that'll kick off a secondary fermentation and you won't be able to bottle until that completes. If you got some full sugar lime and black current cordial you could leave 1/3 as is and prime with sugar, the other individual thirds prime with the cordials, a 3 in 1 brew.

dps51 · Apr 3, 2017

well thanks guys.So it look like a thing not to do

Fil · Apr 3, 2017

you need the really artificial flavoured britvic black current and lime cordials for that authentic dry-gag 70's taste

shepp · Apr 4, 2017

Dutto said:
Personally, my advice would be "Don't do it!"

There was a reason why everyone drank Lager & Lime, Lager & Black or Lager Tops back in the 60's & 70's. :thumb:

On its own, the lager tasted sh!te!

The worse bit about Lager & Lime was that the rank smell of the lime juice lingered until the following morning! :whistle:

Nowadays, I prefer to brew and drink a lager that is palatable without additions! :thumb:

He is planning on doing a kit lager, so lime or blackcurrent may well be a good idea.

Global33 · Apr 5, 2017

chesters-mild said:
Lager, as brewed in this country still does Dutto, things have not changed
Cheers

Luckily in most pubs you now have choice. At least ones your feet don't stick to the floor.

Dutto · Apr 5, 2017

shepp said:
He is planning on doing a kit lager, so lime or blackcurrent may well be a good idea.

Definitely if the instructions on the tin are followed ... :doh:

... but last year I pimped a Coopers Lager Kit as follows:

o Started 23rd August with 950g Golden Syrup + 50g of Fuggles hop pellets.
o Pitched Youngs Lager Yeast at 23 degrees & fermented at 21 degrees.
o Racked to second FV on 1st September 2016.
o Lagered at 10 degrees from 1st September to 8th November.
o Bottled in flip-tops 8th November 2016

It took a few weeks to carbonate but was a really nice drink that definitely didn't need anything to hide the taste.

This year I am doing an AG version. :thumb:

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