Strawberry Turbo "Cider"

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RaymondReddington

Strawberry Turbo "Cider"

Post by RaymondReddington » Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:36 pm

Looking at giving this a go and following this recipe https://youtu.be/jLycH3ktLfk in a 1 Gallon DJ

I am looking at making it taste more of strawberry and am thinking of doing 2ltr Strawberry and 2.5ltr Apple.

I have a couple of questions

1. I bought Asda apple juice from concentrate, do I need to boil this as I do the Ribena?

2. Will the ratio of Strawberry to Apple ferment ok and what abv am I looking at?

I will be using a Champagne yeast and adding the Pectolase, Glycerine and Yeast nutrient as in the video too. This will be my first ever turbo cider brew and only my second brew ever so any advice or critique (constructive) will be welcome.

Thanks

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Re: Strawberry Turbo "Cider"

Post by oldbloke » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:33 pm

You only need to boil stuff that has sorbates or sulphites. That juice won't have, it'll be fine.

I never use pectolase in turbocider, but then I've never tried it with strawberry - real strawberry wine definitely needs a LOT of pectolase

If the strawb has about the same sugar as the AJ, it'll be about 5 to 5.5%

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Re: Strawberry Turbo "Cider"

Post by oldbloke » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:36 pm

Leave plenty of headspace in the DJ for the first 4 days, or it'll climb out!

RaymondReddington

Re: Strawberry Turbo "Cider"

Post by RaymondReddington » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:38 pm

Thanks guys

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