Clear Brew ?

[moobli]

just tasted some of my second batch of kilju

hells teeth you can taste the alcohol content in it and it is drinkable on its own but is lots better with a mixer

[deepinvader]

The higher sugar batch didn't brew all the way out so ended up a bit on the sweet side but the alcohol is through the roof, definately "WOW" when you take a slug. I think I'll stick to the lower sugar in future though. This stuff is more like a liquer. The ladies like it with the white chocolate syrup though.

[moobli]

deepinvader
can i ask where you got the flavourings for the bottled kilju you did ie lavender etc

[deepinvader]

I found the Whiskey exchange had the best selection, have a look here.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/C-350.aspx

[moobli]

thanks for that info
looks like the credit card is going to take another battering lol

[bigtony86]

hi i'm going to try this is it best to use normal white sugar or brown(demerara)?

[deepinvader]

Bulk standard white sugar will give a perfectly clear brew. I would think any brown sugar will give a brown brew.

My last batch of Mead was made with a dark honey and is looking very amber now.

[bigtony86]

thanks will start brewing 5l dj tomorrow

[deepinvader]

Mind you, Newcastle Brown is a nice golden colour

[EoinMag]

If you use the alcotec kits they are very specific about only using glucose if you want to hit the 23% that they advertise, otherwise it may not act as expected.

[moobli]

well ive just brewed an apple version of the kilju
4l of aj
1 and a half kilos of tate and lyle
glug of plj(apart from mine is lime juice)
2 level t spoons of super wine yeast
and a pinch of yeast nut
and its gone upstairs to the brew room
ill let you know how it all turns out

[deepinvader]

I've tried a few variations now and managed to get a full 2Kg of sugar into 1 Gallon DJ and ferment just about fully out using Youngs Super Wine Yeast. I'm bottling it up in 500ml bottles without a health warning for the Xmas party

2Kg per gallon turned out very sweet and syruppy (if that's a word)

Think I'll stick to 1.5 Kg per gallon from now on. Adding the flavoured syrups increases the sugar anyway

[deepinvader]

well ive just brewed an apple version of the kilju
4l of aj
1 and a half kilos of tate and lyle
glug of plj(apart from mine is lime juice)
2 level t spoons of super wine yeast
and a pinch of yeast nut
and its gone upstairs to the brew room
ill let you know how it all turns out

Must be about finished now, how is it ??

[moobli]

nope its still going
had a sip or two when i was re racking and hells teeth by the time this has finished it will be quite close to an apple vodka/schnapps
think the aj is making it take a lot longer ,ill re rack acouple more times and see what im left with

[EoinMag]

nope its still going
had a sip or two when i was re racking and hells teeth by the time this has finished it will be quite close to an apple vodka/schnapps
think the aj is making it take a lot longer ,ill re rack acouple more times and see what im left with

You're well into apple wine territory with that stuff.

Give it a few years for the alcohol to subside or drink it raw and suffer