Turbo Blueberry (or other fruit)

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:24 pm

Vossy1 wrote:
Also i have 2 jars(340g) of clear honey that i may use in a turbo cider?
I think it would be more accurate to call the result rocket fuel

I havn't used the honey tonight.I have just put 4 litres of apple juice and a pack of ale yeast(see what it brings) in 1 dj and another with 3 litres of apple juice and 1 litre of cranberry.Think i will wait and see what results i get before messing around with the pineapple or the honey

On my next visit to the HB shop i will pick up some cider yeast and brew another batch of both and see how different they are

I will report back with results as they happen

deadlydes · Post by **deadlydes** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:38 pm

i have just done 2 batches with different cider yeasts and the difference is amazing see http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2516

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:27 pm

FYI for al you TC fans Morrisons have an off on 4 packs of there own brand apple juice at the mo

Buy two packs of 4 for Ã‚Â£4.50
Works out at 56p a litre

Hoppkins · Post by **Hoppkins** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:26 pm

Sainsburys have Princes Apple Juice half price at the moment also. 44p a litre. Go turbo ciderers go!

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:43 pm

I feel a trip to Sainsbury's coming on!
I am just waiting for my yeast to come from Deadlydes

(Thanks Des) and 25L will be made

So far I have 5 different suppliers juices to go in so I think a round half dozen would be good

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:22 pm

Of the 2 TC's i started the yeast head on the 4 litres of apple juice is far bigger than the yeast head on TC made with 3 litres of apple juice and 1 litre of cranberry juice.The yeasts that i used came from sachets supplied with kits(i always swapped the yeast supplied for safale-04),so im not sure what type of yeasts they are

.
They both seem to bubbling at the same rate(1 every 5-6 seconds).

Will try to get pics soon

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:25 pm

Here is a picture of my 2 TC's taken a few minutes ago.

I satrted these 2 on 9th jan!

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:12 pm

This picture was taken this evening,

Whats the best sugar to use for priming in bottles and also how much should i use?

Post by **Andy** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:20 pm

Remember those misty sunrises and the huge red sunsets we see occasionally....

Just setting some reminders before your eyesight packs in post consumption...

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:49 pm

Andy wrote:Remember those misty sunrises and the huge red sunsets we see occasionally....

Just setting some reminders before your eyesight packs in post consumption...

Just trying to get a good style before i make a 23 litre batch

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:34 am

Is it worth letting the TC's chill in my garage for a few days before bottling as there are still a fair amount of particles floating about in the demi-johns?

Orfy · Post by **Orfy** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:37 am

It will help but move them carefully or you'll make it worse. You could always use beerclear.

quaffter · Post by **quaffter** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:41 am

oxford brewer wrote:Is it worth letting the TC's chill in my garage for a few days before bottling as there are still a fair amount of particles floating about in the demi-johns?

Hi, I have never worried about the bits floating.
Someone once posted it was like dandruff. DaaB had a great reply...if it is not smiling at you and doing the back stroke,its probably OK.

I brew 20 litres each week of TC for some thirsty friends (gosh Q you are being polite...OK sponging drunken old farts):oops: .
During the World Cup..can I mention that

, I was brewing 2x20litre's a week and it was still not enough

.

Had 2 great successes over the festive break with a Pomegranate wine that turned out to be a fantastic rose and an ordinary red grape concentrate that I added brandy to before bottling to make a great port style wine.
Looking out the details and will post again.
Cheers, quaffter (Q)

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:25 pm

Just about to bottle the 2 TC's i started a couple of weeks back!!!!

quaffter · Post by **quaffter** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:59 pm

DaaB wrote:Pomegranate wine

Sounds pretty good actually, what was the recipe

DaaB,
Pomegranate wine.
I used a 100% juice made from concentrates.
Sold in our supermarket.
Contained (so the label claimed) 40% pomegranate,30% red grape,30% white grape juice.
It had a SG of 1.050, so added 92 grams of sugar per litre which gave me a final reading of around 11%. Good enough and not too sweet and not too dry.
Perfect for us and the friends.
I used a Gerwins Beaujolais yeast.
Racked 3 times before bottling and left for 7 months. Dark and coolish place.
It is the best rose wine I have ever made and went down well over the festive break.
Made 10 litres at that time and now have another 15 litres sitting.
You need to keep it to get the best crisp taste,colour and flavour.

What else on the go.

Well...5 lites of sherry, now 7 months old,about to rack for the first time and set off again with a scrape of the old yeast sediment.
Should be ready for next Xmas 2007.

I found in the supermarket,cool section,a mixed fruit juice.
Cherry,strawberry,cranberry,raspberry,blueberry at 50% and mixed with grape juice(think white) 50%.
This was started in November so too early to say how good.
5 litres made and used a burgundy yeast.

A beerless Xmas for us,only factory beer available:-# .
Missed the Nelsons Revenge,lots

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