08-13-2004, 11:37 AM
I'm not really the reason i'm trying to get rid of the yeastyflavor, I want to share this with my friends but I allowed a few totaste my first batch after it had been in the fridge for a couple ofdays and their faces made my skin crawl. this second batch seems tobe a lot better though. I let it clarify longer and I'm gonnaclarify it a second time now that I've run it through a filter.--- "ramjammn" wrote:> --- In E-Z-Caps@yahoogroups.com, therockinc@y... wrote:> > I've been trying to run mine through a coffee filter like you> > suggested but it's extremely slow going. I placed a funnel onmy> > second bottle, placed coffee filter into funnel, poured beverage> > into filter. After about 10 seconds it goes from a steady pourto> a> > slow drip. what am I doing wrong?> >>>>> Debris is building up in the filter. That slows the flow.> Keep replacing filter every pint or so. Why don't you try> just leaving your drink in the fridge for a week and try> it. Most of the yeast taste will be gone. Seems a lot easier> than what your going through.>>>>>>>> > > > > The cloudy color in the beverage is suspended yeast> > > > > cells. Like Steve said. Once the beverage clears> > > > > most (there still might be a faint hint of yeast> > > > > flavor)of the yeast taste will go away. I put my> > > > > 2L bottles in the fridge for 2 or 3 days. Then transfer> > > > > the drink ( I like getting the beverage off the lees> > > > > (sediment) as soon as possible) into smaller plasic> > > > > soda bottles for 10 days. This produces perfectly> > > > > clear drinks that look great when you serve them.> > > > > The taste is awesome to. If your use to drinking> > > > > commercial wines and beers you will notice even the> > > > > slight bit of yeast taste. That is because those> > > > > beverages are filterd and all the yeast cells are> > > > > removed. Even vintage wines are filtered to prevent> > > > > any more fermenting from taking place in the corked> > > > > bottle. Try drinking a bottled conditioned ale> > > > > (Like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale) and you will notice a> > > > > hint of yeast taste. If you don't like any yeast taste> > > > > then natural alcoholic beverages might not be your> > > > > cup of tea:-)> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >Yahoo! Groups Links> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >ORGINAL POSTER: therockinc