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frothing at the airlock?

Hi,

I set a honey (500g) strawberry (750g) watermelon (2.5kgish) beer fermenting yesterday but now it is frothing up at the air lock? I have tasted some from the tap and it tastes great at the moment. What I did was boil the honey, strawberry and watermelon (after peeling) in a pan and mashed it all up in the pan. I then strained it and put the water into the mix. Some pulp did get through though, as evidenced at the airlock.

It's still bubbling ferociously, so I guess my brew will be ok, yes? Despite the incredible mess at the airlock?

Also, if I just used regular brewing yeast but had 500g of honey and

1kg of dextrose and watermelon too, how much alcohol am I likely to get in the final mix and will it be too much for regular yeast?

Richard

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Richy
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Next time or even now you can add tubing that fits in your fermenter hole. THan put the other end of the tubing in a container filled with idopher, vodka, or bleach water. This is called a blow off tube.

The only way you can tell if the yeast you used is going to suffice in that brew is if you took a hydrometer reading. Which you should be taking anyway. It is one way to tell when your beer is finished and what the ABV will be. Other than that its a toss up. If your beer stops fermenting and is still super sweet try adding a yeast that can handle higher gravity beers. If you are inpatient and bottle it sweet you might find it to be gusher or not carbonated at all.

Heath

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Heath

This sounds like something that will taste like some sort of Bacardi ICE drink. Is that the direction? how long does it take to be ready for drinking? Thanks, Hippo

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Hippocampus

I have previously made a honey strawberry beer which was a bit hit, so I thought I'd add watermelon to the mix to try something different. However, I didn't know at the time - I should have researched it - that when the sugar from the watermelon has been fermented you can be left with a taste similar to cucumber. I am hoping this is not the case or the fact there is honey & strawberry in there it won't be as noticeable.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Richard

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Richy

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