Christmas Cracker TC......

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Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by WalesAles » Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:09 pm

Made this Yesterday.........
2 bottles Polish Raspberry Syrup
3 Lts Cranberry Juice
3Lts Cranberry and Raspberry Juice
15Lts Tesco Apple Juice
3 mugs tea (Earl Grey) 4 bags each
3 tsp Yeast and Nutrient
1.5 tsp Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, AllSpice! :D
SG @ 22deg 1040

WA

My Blackcurrant TC was made with no heat control. I used to make them before I bought heaters, so I thought let`s try it again.
Just wrapped the FV in a big duvet in the front room, ambient temp 15 - 19deg. Doing it again with this one! :D
Don`t even look at it for 2 weeks!

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Re: Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by WalesAles » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:57 pm

This is `Bloody Lovely Mun`! :D :D
Ready to Slurp! =D>
Cherry and Pomegranate is sharper than this and not as nice. #-o

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Re: Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by Laripu » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:49 pm

Did you carbonate? If so, bottle priming or CO2 dispense?
Secondary FV: As yet unnamed Weizenbock ~7%
Bulk aging: Soodo: Grocery store grape juice wine experiment.
Drinking: Mostly Canadian whisky until I start brewing again.

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Re: Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by WalesAles » Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:27 pm

Laripu wrote:Did you carbonate? If so, bottle priming or CO2 dispense?
Lari,
Batch prime 120gr sugar.

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Re: Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by Laripu » Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:13 pm

WalesAles wrote:
Laripu wrote:Did you carbonate? If so, bottle priming or CO2 dispense?
Lari,
Batch prime 120gr sugar.

WA
Batch prime: I must be getting old, because that's what I thought I was writing when I wrote bottle prime.

Cool. It sounds like a nice drink. Is there any sweetness left in it, or do the flavours give the illusion of sweetness? (The latter, I find, is common with mead even when completely fermented to dryness.)

What yeast?
Secondary FV: As yet unnamed Weizenbock ~7%
Bulk aging: Soodo: Grocery store grape juice wine experiment.
Drinking: Mostly Canadian whisky until I start brewing again.

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Re: Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by WalesAles » Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:23 pm

Laripu wrote:
WalesAles wrote:
Laripu wrote:Did you carbonate? If so, bottle priming or CO2 dispense?
Lari,
Batch prime 120gr sugar.

WA
Batch prime: I must be getting old, because that's what I thought I was writing when I wrote bottle prime.

Cool. It sounds like a nice drink. Is there any sweetness left in it, or do the flavours give the illusion of sweetness? (The latter, I find, is common with mead even when completely fermented to dryness.)

What yeast?
Lari,
Sorry for the late reply. #-o
There is sweetness in it, I think the extras take off the sharpness!
My Neice had a small bottle today and she said `It`s Beautiful, It`s Beautiful`! :D =D>
Yeast was Youngs Yeast and Youngs Nutrient. 3tsp of each.

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Re: Christmas Cracker TC......

Post by NorthEastBrewer » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:27 am

I've used that Polish Raspberry Syrup to make two 5 litre batches in 2013 [looking at my trusty spreadsheet of brews to get the date]... apart from brewing sugar i added no extra ingredients though. It took ages to ferment out for me, but that's probably because I didn't control the temp very well and didn't use any yeast nutrient either. But the wait was worth it, one batch came out at a banging 7.8% and was really nice. Seeing this has made me want to knock another batch up now. I've got two bottles in the garage actually if memory serves me correct!
Barny

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