# Other Fermentables **URL:** https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/c/other-fermentables/24.md [Latest](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/categories.md) --- ## [Ginger Juice in Cider](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/ginger-juice-in-cider/42499)
**Author:** [@skyler](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skyler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/ginger-juice-in-cider/42499 "2026-10-23T23:17:25Z")
On a semi-whim, I just pitched a sachet of SafCider AC-5 yeast into a cider must composed of 4.5 gallons of Treetop Pure Pressed 3-apple blend juice (not from concentrate) and a half gallon of ginger people organic ginge… --- ## [Yogurt lactobacillus exposure question](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/yogurt-lactobacillus-exposure-question/42364)
**Author:** [@brewthru](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/brewthru)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/yogurt-lactobacillus-exposure-question/42364 "2026-10-18T22:18:28Z")
Planning on making homemade yogurt. Instructions indicate after fermenting to put the glass container with lid in the refrigerator for 3 hours to complete the solidification of the yogurt. We don’t have enough room in th… --- ## [pymenteer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/pymenteer/26530)
**Author:** [@homoeccentricus](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/homoeccentricus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/pymenteer/26530 "2026-10-18T04:04:00Z")
I want to start pymenteering. Any pymenteers here that would like to share their experience? --- ## [New to Kefir](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/new-to-kefir/6543)
**Author:** [@animaldoc](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/animaldoc)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/new-to-kefir/6543 "2026-10-16T22:47:35Z")
In my curiosity regarding all things fermentable, I am both attracted and repulsed by Kefir. I’ve read with interest the threads on the forum … and bought some at Whole Foods. Now let me explain … sour milk is one of m… --- ## [Sauerkraut question](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/sauerkraut-question/42278)
**Author:** [@brewthru](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/brewthru)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/sauerkraut-question/42278 "2026-10-11T19:37:13Z")
Article at AHA website indicates loose lid on mason jar and mason jar on cookie sheet. What about using lid with an airlock (similar/same as the airlock used in beer fermenation)? --- ## [Advice on plum jerkum?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/advice-on-plum-jerkum/40457)
**Author:** [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/advice-on-plum-jerkum/40457 "2026-02-11T17:43:54Z")
I’m thinking about trying to do a plum jerkum. Anybody got any hands-on experience with jerkum? The internet is full of plum wine recipes with added sugar, but there’s a lot less out there on jerkum. --- ## [TONSA for sake?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/tonsa-for-sake/31210)
**Author:** [@BeerBeard](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BeerBeard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/tonsa-for-sake/31210 "2026-02-03T18:15:32Z")
Hi all, First time making sake, and I’m (loosely) following Fred Eckhardt’s recipe in this book for those who have it Amazon.com A version of the recipe is also shown here: http://www.designerinlight.com/eckhardt-sake… --- ## [Beer yeast for session Mead](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/beer-yeast-for-session-mead/39496)
**Author:** [@sorenlovesbeer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/sorenlovesbeer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/beer-yeast-for-session-mead/39496 "2026-02-02T14:31:01Z")
Hi everybody! I am thinking of making a mead for a friend and would like it ready in early January 2026. I am thinking of doing a session metheglin and using a beer yeast to help it finish in about 2.5 months. Spices … --- ## [One was too many!](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/one-was-too-many/33361)
**Author:** [@Lazy\_Ant\_Brewing](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Lazy_Ant_Brewing)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/one-was-too-many/33361 "2026-01-31T21:14:50Z")
Are there any alcoholic beverages you don’t like at all? When I was a crewmember in the U.S. Navy decades ago on a ASW patrol aircraft flying in the N. Atlantic and Artic Oceans, I sampled drinks in many different count… --- ## [How to add aroma to a finished cider](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/how-to-add-aroma-to-a-finished-cider/40076)
**Author:** [@Apuzer65](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Apuzer65)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/how-to-add-aroma-to-a-finished-cider/40076 "2026-01-10T15:29:14Z")
Hello, Diving into cider brewing, and recently made a batch from a kit. All went well, and the flavor is great….I was shooting for a clean semi sweet base to explore with. There is very little apple aroma tho. The cider… --- ## [Ey! Where you get your honey at?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/ey-where-you-get-your-honey-at/20353)
**Author:** [@AmandaK](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/AmandaK)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/ey-where-you-get-your-honey-at/20353 "2025-12-27T05:09:28Z")
It has been decided that we are getting into mead. (Thaaaaanks NHC 2015) After listening to Schramm, Piatz, Curt Stock, and Fairbrother… well we are just too excited to not try it out. I’ve already burned through Piatz’… --- ## [Bee Hive Honey Tap](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/bee-hive-honey-tap/19175)
**Author:** [@skatz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skatz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/bee-hive-honey-tap/19175 "2025-12-21T04:08:52Z")
Just saw this in the news… pretty neat for you apiarists out there. Kickstarter launches on the 23rd. Looks like one could skip the fogging and removing of the combs. \[/size\] --- ## [Cider Pop (or Soda Cider)](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pop-or-soda-cider/39330)
**Author:** [@skyler](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skyler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pop-or-soda-cider/39330 "2025-10-07T14:33:13Z")
I had an odd idea that seemed so obvious recently that I wanted to ask about it. Has anyone tried making a dry cider, then adding a soda extract (like ginger beer or orange soda) and back sweetening it at kegging? Essent… --- ## [Normandy-inspired cider from store-bought juice?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/normandy-inspired-cider-from-store-bought-juice/39192)
**Author:** [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/normandy-inspired-cider-from-store-bought-juice/39192 "2025-08-28T00:02:00Z")
Has anyone here successfully produced a respectable facsimile of Northern French-style cider from store-bought store juice? If so, how’d you do it? --- ## [Fermentation chamber/cold crash/ conditioning](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/fermentation-chamber-cold-crash-conditioning/39049)
**Author:** [@GarageBrewer3](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/GarageBrewer3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/fermentation-chamber-cold-crash-conditioning/39049 "2025-08-16T12:49:10Z")
I know this site is predominately beer but i also make mead. Im trying to find a good system to have a fermentation chamber around 65 F, a place to cold crash if needed around 34F (may use my keezer but space is so limit… --- ## [Mead with Kveik Stalled](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mead-with-kveik-stalled/38990)
**Author:** [@mkanczuzewski](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/mkanczuzewski)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mead-with-kveik-stalled/38990 "2025-08-02T13:15:27Z")
Greetings, I started a mead with dry voss kveik yeast, 12lbs of honey, 64oz primor puree guava, 64oz pirmor puree passion fruit, guava/passion fruit juice at 1 gallon, and the rest water to 5 gallons. I then oxygenated … --- ## [Priming cider batch woth juice?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/priming-cider-batch-woth-juice/38815)
**Author:** [@rookie\_l\_a](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/rookie_l_a)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/priming-cider-batch-woth-juice/38815 "2025-06-27T17:25:37Z")
Anyone prime a cider batch with juice? --- ## [Expired Brewers Best Cider Kits](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057)
**Author:** [@NadoBrew](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/NadoBrew)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057 "2025-04-26T15:23:57Z")
I was going through some old containers and noticed I have two Brewers Best Cider kits that expired in 2017 and 2018. They don’t show signs of swelling like a Mangroves Jack I threw away recently. At what point have ex… --- ## [Hop Water - Concentrate for Mixing](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/hop-water-concentrate-for-mixing/37547)
**Author:** [@andyfarke](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/andyfarke)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/hop-water-concentrate-for-mixing/37547 "2025-03-07T12:12:58Z")
I love the concept of hop water, but don’t like the concept of tying up a keg or tap handle on my keezer. After some searching, I found a recipe to make hop flavor concentrate that can then be mixed with sparkling water.… --- ## [12 year old mead](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/12-year-old-mead/36531)
**Author:** [@andyfarke](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/andyfarke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/12-year-old-mead/36531 "2024-11-23T04:29:09Z")
We cracked open a bottle of mead that began its life shortly after our oldest was born. The mead and the kid are both 12 years old now! My wife and I split a bottle, and it’s pretty decent. It has definitely mellowed qui… --- ## [Late to ask questions on Pear Cider](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/late-to-ask-questions-on-pear-cider/36499)
**Author:** [@Ryeff](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Ryeff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/late-to-ask-questions-on-pear-cider/36499 "2024-11-19T02:21:08Z")
On Oct 14, I purchased 900 pounds of Golden Bosc pears for $200. I couldn’t pass up the price but only needed about 400+ pounds to get ~35 gallons of juice. It took an engine hoist to unload the box on the pallet, then m… --- ## [Hatch chile hot sauce](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/hatch-chile-hot-sauce/36054)
**Author:** [@andyfarke](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/andyfarke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/hatch-chile-hot-sauce/36054 "2024-09-17T21:41:33Z")
I bottled some fermented hatch chile hot sauce, with ~3.5 small bottles. It’s delightful – a nice slow burn heat, but not scorching, and a hint of smokiness (I smoked the chiles before fermentation). --- ## [Thiolized Cider](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/thiolized-cider/33451)
**Author:** [@skyler](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skyler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/thiolized-cider/33451 "2024-09-04T02:01:27Z")
I was wondering if anyone has tried this. I’m thinking of making a cider with Treetop pure pressed apple juice using the CellarScience “citrus” yeast and the CellarScience “Tropic Thunder” stuff. I did a little research … --- ## [Cider press woodworking project](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-press-woodworking-project/33433)
**Author:** [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-press-woodworking-project/33433 "2024-08-12T18:16:10Z")
When your woodworking, gardening, and fermenting lifegoals collide: --- ## [Soy sauce with beer yeast as koji?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/soy-sauce-with-beer-yeast-as-koji/33162)
**Author:** [@TheGC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/TheGC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/soy-sauce-with-beer-yeast-as-koji/33162 "2024-07-22T21:54:09Z")
Yep! Exactly what you’ve read! I’ve read some people talking here and other places about making beer with koji, to see what it makes and all. But… what if we go the other way around? From what I’ve got, Koji is there … --- ## [Tropical mead trials](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/tropical-mead-trials/33333)
**Author:** [@erockrph](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/erockrph)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/tropical-mead-trials/33333 "2024-06-01T02:45:05Z")
I thought I’d start up a thread because I’m getting some good results while I’m trying to dial in this recipe, and there may be useful info for others here. I’m started to get back into meadmaking with some small (1-gal… --- ## [Session Mead](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/session-mead/32743)
**Author:** [@pete\_baker](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/pete_baker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/session-mead/32743 "2024-01-08T19:07:25Z")
I have been making mead for a long time and my wife has been making it even longer. Neither one of us have made a session mead before, we both really always viewed mead as wine and made it wine strength. I would like to… --- ## [Stuck Mead](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stuck-mead/33153)
**Author:** [@dannyjed](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/dannyjed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stuck-mead/33153 "2024-01-05T21:49:32Z")
I have a traditional Mead that had a starting gravity of 1.125 and is stuck at 1.060. The yeast was 71B I tried adding another packet of EC 1118 and still not budging. The last time this happened to me when I made a Boch… --- ## [Isomalt for back-sweetening?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/isomalt-for-back-sweetening/33140)
**Author:** [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/isomalt-for-back-sweetening/33140 "2024-01-01T17:45:25Z")
Some of the bakers in my family often have isomalt sitting around. Has anyone tried it for back-sweetening? It’s related to sucralose, and thus I’d expect it to be non-fermentable. --- ## [Cider Troubles](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-troubles/33061)
**Author:** [@Brewtopalonian](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Brewtopalonian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-troubles/33061 "2023-10-18T15:43:33Z")
I’ve been brewing for the past 14 years, but never made cider from fresh pressed juice. This year, my Golden Delicious tree produced an absolute ton of apples (I’d guess almost literally). I borrowed a crusher and press … [Next page](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/c/other-fermentables/24.md?page=1)