Raisin Beer - Kit Enhancement?

[Secue]

Hi Guys

I've had Caine's Fine Raisin Beer before, and thought it was not bad, but was thinking that I might try and make a raisin beer...only with more flavour to it.

So, i've had a look around the net etc, some people seem to boil up raisins, strain, then add to primary, some people just chop them up and add to primary, some people seem to do either of these but to secondary.

I was looking at maybe about 500g of sun-maid raisins, as they are the only ones i can see that dont have vegetable oil in them, cheaper supermarket own brands contain oil.

Has anyone tried this before? what were your experiences etc?

ta

secue

[hommebru]

try using Special B malt, that gives a distinctive raisin flavour.

[Secue]

Nobody ever used actual raisins then?

[Ditch]

My first wife used to make rice and raisin wine. I remember she got the raisins from the LHBS. He had a cardboard box of the things knocking about.

When I was in Hull, I used to buy them from a green grocers shop too ~ to feed to the starlings. They too got them in a big, cardboard box.

What I'm saying is; That's gonna be a far cheaper source that piddly little boxes on Sun Maid. And I'd very much doubt there'd be anything added to them either.

[Secue]

ok, well the brew is done and we shall see what the results are soon

[pcrofts27]

ok, well the brew is done and we shall see what the results are soon

How did you do it in the end?

paul

[Secue]

Hey Paul.... here you go mate

This is how I did it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6fyQZ3TRw

Cheers

[pcrofts27]

Cheers Big Secue!
Looks like a great recipe. I'll check back for video 2 to see how it goes, but I think I'll have a crack at that once I've finished the current kit, and made my daughter some Turbo Cider I promised her. The HomeBreFest looked a great night. I've had a few good nights in Dundee myself, when I've been up on business. Once got lost trying to find my way back to the Queens Hotel. Took me a while to realise the big building with "Queens Hotel" written on it might be the one!
cheers
paul

[Secue]

Cheers Paul, the queens hotel eh mate, that's got nosey parkers attached to it, heard the food isn't bad there. Krausen is now on top of the raisin brew, glad you liked the video and I hope it turns out ok

[lee1]

cant beat a good vid mate licking my lips just watching just wish they had smell o vision mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm raisins

[Secue]

cheers lee, latest one is out, home brew wednesday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNvnNIFmsz4

[Cully]

Please keep making them Secue, look forwards to watching them/you, not often that you get something both informative and entertaining at the same time!

[Secue]

Cheers cully. i'll try to make sure that future vids are as fun as poss.