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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fermenting tropical fruits into alcohol
« on: January 19, 2018, 08:59:39 PM »
Quote from: Tropheus76 on January 19, 2018, 07:05:46 PM
With mead unless you live near a bread factory it probably wont ferment on its own. A friend of mine experimented with this exact thing and failed until he set up his must at his friend who lived near a bakery. The result was horrible though. Plus buying yeast specifically grown for specific types of brewing gives a far superior product in both taste and alcohol content. Besides, they are like 3 bucks or less a packet for a consistent product.

I've made a bunch of Mead and the 58W3 yeast will produce amazing results http://www.scottlab.com/product-30.aspx
Totally worth buying some if you want something that you will enjoy every sip and be proud to share.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fermenting tropical fruits into alcohol
« on: January 17, 2018, 10:01:36 PM »
Quote from: luketrollope on January 17, 2018, 02:52:44 AM
wondering if any one on this forum has fermented any tropical fruits into booze and if so which ones? And how?  Maybe we could swap recipes / ideas. I would like to hear about any ones endeavours and maybe I won't feel so alone in my quest as there is very little info on fermenting tropical fruit.

I am in the middle of a 5 gallon Lychee mead batch.  Used about 7 lb in primary with Orange Blossom honey base.  Added about 2lb post secondary for about 3 weeks.  Currently aging with 1 Stavin French Oak stave (about 2 months).  Will probably bottle within the next few months (bulk aged about 1 year in total).

 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 12, 2017, 08:13:50 PM »
Lauderdale here - Somebody mentioned re-bar for stakes...it worked... lots of defoliation but a few small trees still upright...  thanks for the tip.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best tropical fruit park and beach to visit within driving distance from WPB
« on: June 17, 2017, 04:35:57 PM »
Quote from: FloridaGreenMan on May 09, 2013, 08:44:02 PM
If you want to see an AWESOME 2.5 acres tropical fruit garden in WPB...go see Unbelievable Acres. They offr tours on Saturdays.

Gene Joyner Unbelievable Acres Rare Fruit Council

This place is the best!

I was at Gene Joyner’s Unbelievable Acres today and it was just great!

So much to see in a comfortable laid back environment.

Gene is a wealth of knowledge and had a large assortment of interesting specimens.

He had a monster Jaboticaba, never seen such a huge specimen.

If your in Palm Beach its worth checking out.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Palm Beach Rare Fruit Council Plant Sale
« on: May 16, 2017, 07:08:27 PM »
I've done the Broward version of this event, it was good.

They published a plant list for the Broward event:
http://www.rfvcbroward.org/plantsalelist.html

In addition they had some nice Jam's and Jellies for $3 like Soursop,  Jaboticaba, etc.

If you have time and don't live too fat...go



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Suggestions for shade trees near the road
« on: April 23, 2017, 12:36:08 PM »
Lychee would be nice.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grimal Grove April 2017
« on: April 17, 2017, 09:14:54 PM »
Nice!  Air layer that Nuaga Sapote!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can you eat avocado seeds?
« on: April 14, 2017, 10:50:27 PM »
I make a Mole sauce from a recipe of Rick Bayless.  It uses a small amount of grated Avocado seed that adds some red color as it is exposed to air.  Cant say that I can detect any flavor in the Mole specifically from the Avocado seed or not.   

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« on: April 14, 2017, 08:32:26 PM »
My Sabra is about 5 years old and looks to be 2.5" in diameter at the base.  I had some limited fruit last year.  Good flower set in the past couple weeks so hoping to get some additional fruit this year.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What to plant in slightly shaded area between pines South Florida
« on: April 14, 2017, 07:48:34 PM »
Yes Carambola do well in slightly shaded areas in South Florida.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sapodilla recommendation South Florida
« on: April 14, 2017, 07:24:55 PM »
I have a 5 year old Alano that reliably produced a lot of fruit.  I live in Lauderdale and have it planted in a 20 G container. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Atemoya Pollinator
« on: March 24, 2017, 08:04:16 PM »
Yeah I agree with Dom the Nitidulid beetles is a natural pollinator of most Annona's.  I've seen them on Sugar apple, custard apple, atemoyas, etc.  In fact you can actually get some attractants for Nitidulid beetles to help get them to naturally pollinate.   Hand pollination will always get the best results but natural help is welcome.

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