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Date: 15 Aug 2006 00:12:29
From: robrob
Subject: Prickly Pear - any personal experience
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I am wondering which beer styles would be appropriate to add prickly
pear. I know this topic comes up periodically but I was not able to
find much in the way of folks who have actually brewed one.
It seems to me a wheat would be an obvious choice but I am not a huge
fan of wheats. It seems like a bavarian style would handle the fruit.
I am not looking to showcase the pp but to have its flavor there
subtly...I am also not sure I want a magenta colored brew.
I am considering a cream ale but not sure if works. I would probably
pick up a kit similar to this one
http://northernbrewer.com/docs/kis-html/1393.html
If you have brewed a beer with prickly pear (pp) please let me know.
I am interested to know what folks would do differently if they were
brewing another one...
Thanks folks,
robrob
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Date: 15 Aug 2006 09:25:07
From: Mark R
Subject: Re: Prickly Pear - any personal experience
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"robrob" <robrob@robrob.net.remove > wrote in message
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> I am not looking to showcase the pp but to have its flavor there
> subtly...I am also not sure I want a magenta colored brew.
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> I am considering a cream ale but not sure if works.
You could make a Valentine's Day brew. Haven't done a fruit brews but the
cream ale or a lightly hopped pale ale would probably work.
Mark R
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Date: 15 Aug 2006 22:24:28
From: John Heubel
Subject: Re: Prickly Pear - any personal experience
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"Mark R" <marknorayspam@noev1spam.net > wrote in message
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> "robrob" <robrob@robrob.net.remove> wrote in message
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>> I am not looking to showcase the pp but to have its flavor there
>> subtly...I am also not sure I want a magenta colored brew.
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>> I am considering a cream ale but not sure if works.
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> You could make a Valentine's Day brew. Haven't done a fruit brews but the
> cream ale or a lightly hopped pale ale would probably work.
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> Mark R
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Date: 15 Aug 2006 22:28:47
From: John Heubel
Subject: Re: Prickly Pear - any personal experience
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"robrob" <robrob@robrob.net.remove > wrote in message
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>I am wondering which beer styles would be appropriate to add prickly
> pear. I know this topic comes up periodically but I was not able to
> find much in the way of folks who have actually brewed one.
>
> It seems to me a wheat would be an obvious choice but I am not a huge
> fan of wheats. It seems like a bavarian style would handle the fruit.
>
> I am not looking to showcase the pp but to have its flavor there
> subtly...I am also not sure I want a magenta colored brew.
>
> I am considering a cream ale but not sure if works. I would probably
> pick up a kit similar to this one
> http://northernbrewer.com/docs/kis-html/1393.html
>
> If you have brewed a beer with prickly pear (pp) please let me know.
> I am interested to know what folks would do differently if they were
> brewing another one...
I haven't brewed a beer with it, but I did brew a Prickly Pear Mead with
them while living in TX.
Made it with mesquite honey, so though there's some flavor from the prickly
pear, there's also some from the honey.
Don't worry about the color. I was disappointed how little came through to
the final product. It was pinkish duing the short boil (1st mead attempt,
now I know to just steep). The mead iust has a nice golden color to it, not
even a pinkish tint.
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John Heubel
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Date: 01 Sep 2006 19:53:34
From: robrob
Subject: Re: Prickly Pear - any personal experience
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John would you follow CP's recipe otherwise ?
In other words steep for two hours ?
Would there still be anything to skim off or has this process been poo
poo'd.
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:28:47 -0400, "John Heubel"
<jsheubel@yahoo.spamfree.com > wrote:
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>"robrob" <robrob@robrob.net.remove> wrote in message
>news:mfk2e2lsg5bagqpofb9gqsfp8m9sdg7jat@4ax.com...
>>I am wondering which beer styles would be appropriate to add prickly
>> pear. I know this topic comes up periodically but I was not able to
>> find much in the way of folks who have actually brewed one.
>>
>> It seems to me a wheat would be an obvious choice but I am not a huge
>> fan of wheats. It seems like a bavarian style would handle the fruit.
>>
>> I am not looking to showcase the pp but to have its flavor there
>> subtly...I am also not sure I want a magenta colored brew.
>>
>> I am considering a cream ale but not sure if works. I would probably
>> pick up a kit similar to this one
>> http://northernbrewer.com/docs/kis-html/1393.html
>>
>> If you have brewed a beer with prickly pear (pp) please let me know.
>> I am interested to know what folks would do differently if they were
>> brewing another one...
>
>I haven't brewed a beer with it, but I did brew a Prickly Pear Mead with
>them while living in TX.
>
>Made it with mesquite honey, so though there's some flavor from the prickly
>pear, there's also some from the honey.
>
>Don't worry about the color. I was disappointed how little came through to
>the final product. It was pinkish duing the short boil (1st mead attempt,
>now I know to just steep). The mead iust has a nice golden color to it, not
>even a pinkish tint.
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Date: 02 Sep 2006 20:34:00
From: John Heubel
Subject: Re: Prickly Pear - any personal experience
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"robrob" <robrob@robrob.net.remove > wrote in message
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> John would you follow CP's recipe otherwise ?
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> In other words steep for two hours ?
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> Would there still be anything to skim off or has this process been poo
> poo'd.
I haven't done a mead since so I kind-of forget the process. But in further
reading (from memory) it seams that a 30 minute pasturizing step around
160-170F should be fine. Don't know whether that will generate anything to
skim. There used to be the mead lovers digest (try googling it), which was
put together by Dick Dunn as there was enough traffic. Like the HBD but 2-3
times per week or so since not as much going on.
Hope this helps.
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John Heubel
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