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[jayb151]

Ok, so I'm made a cider using the Brewers Best kit. I added about 3-4 lbs of blueberries to it and using the recommendation of my LHBS, I put it all in a muslin sack. I went to keg the cider, and the sack is gone!

 

I'm trying to think to myself, did I forget to put it in? Nah, it was the first thing I put in and I poured the extract stuff over it.

 

Did I take it out? Not probable. I'm kind of set it and forget it kind of guy.

 

So, is this possible? Am I just going crazy? The cider had a bit of sputz on the bottom of the fermentor. I'm really racking my brain trying to figure this one out. I actually even took video of me making the cider, but now I'm having a hard time finding it!

 

Things are not going well on the first batch back after a long hiatus. Let's hope the first beer turns out right.

 

Last, yes I know this is the beer forum, I just wanted to get as many eyes on this as I can. Thanks!

[ncbeerbrewer]

Wow! Never seen or heard of that before! Can't think of how that would happen. Did the Blueberries fall to the bottom?

[jayb151]

Wow! Never seen or heard of that before! Can't think of how that would happen. Did the Blueberries fall to the bottom?

Seriously, I have no idea what happened. there was some sputz at the bottom, and looks like some blueberry pulp floating around too.

 

But ok, after thinking about it for a while, I've come to this conclusion. What I DID do was add some kind of clarifyer or stabilizer after about 2 weeks of fermentation as per instructions in the kit. The ONLY thing i can think of is that I pulled out the blueberries and just totally forgot I did it. I seriously don't remember, but it seriously didn't even look like all the blueberries were on the bottom, and I've never heard of the bag shredding ever. I can't say for certain, but I'm thinking that I pulled the bag out and just didn't take note of it. Like, It's just part of the process.

 

I guess?

[MyaCullen]

I'm betting on a brain fart

[Big Nake]

Seriously, I have no idea what happened. there was some sputz at the bottom, and looks like some blueberry pulp floating around too.
 
But ok, after thinking about it for a while, I've come to this conclusion. What I DID do was add some kind of clarifyer or stabilizer after about 2 weeks of fermentation as per instructions in the kit. The ONLY thing i can think of is that I pulled out the blueberries and just totally forgot I did it. I seriously don't remember, but it seriously didn't even look like all the blueberries were on the bottom, and I've never heard of the bag shredding ever. I can't say for certain, but I'm thinking that I pulled the bag out and just didn't take note of it. Like, It's just part of the process.
 
I guess?

You know that going back to our old Chicago-Milwaukee board that I have specific rights to the word schputz or any variation of it. You also cannot use schmengee as that is also intellectual property of MCB. You have been warned.

JB, sometimes if I'm brewing and I'm distracted I might forget something or possibly do something twice. I might stand there for a minute and think, "Did I add my minerals to the strike water?" The water looks clear like it always does but once the minerals dissolve it WOULD look clear. OH NO! What do I do? I'm guessing you pulled out the bag.

[jayb151]

You know that going back to our old Chicago-Milwaukee board that I have specific rights to the word schputz or any variation of it. You also cannot use schmengee as that is also intellectual property of MCB. You have been warned.
 

 

Oh snap! I thought the copyright on that had run out!

 

Yea, I bet i just didn't think about it, like I just was in robot mode and didn't even think. FREAKED me out though when the cider was siphoned out and I didn't see a bag at the bottom. I'm sure it's just me though.

[Big Nake]

So did a few of the berries end up in the cider but the bag and most of the berries were taken out? I might scratch my head too if the berries were in there but no bag.

[jayb151]

I saw a little flesh, but truly not much. I'm betting I took it out.

[MyaCullen]

a mind is a terrible thing to lose