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[w0rdfish]

My first baby steps into diy have largely been good, simple premixed concentrates, but I've been enjoying them... And then,

Mount Baker Guabana berry, I don't know what I did. I don't know what a Guabana berry is, come to that. But I measured, mixed and even steeped. Ever so proud.

I filled, and inhaled, and nodded sagely, a faintly guava taste in my mouth. I exhaled in anticipation of...

I don't know, but it wasn't mouldy blue cheese I expected.

I tried again, same result. Once I got over the hacking and spitting, slightly horrified I tried it again.

Still blue cheese.

And let that be a lesson to all to thoroughly cleanse their work surfaces. Or find out what a Guabana berry actually is.

I have now taken the advice of a tattooist friend and just roll sheets of cling film over the work surface before mixing.

 

[DMAN]

I've sometimes had a cheesy taste from custard type juice if sampled too early. A few extra weeks in the cupboard and it is a different juice.

 

[Moley]

I find the cheesy taste comes from too long a steep! Oh how we all differ!

 

[travolski]

Never experienced cheesy tastes tbh, try leaving top off bottle to let some of the flavour out

 

[w0rdfish]

Thanks for that folks. I'd never heard of cheesy tastes before, so I freaked out and threw the bottle, but it's good to know that its might just need more (or less) steeping!