Turbo Cider - First Batch Review

craggy · Post by **craggy** » Wed May 31, 2006 1:44 pm

thanks for that

hairytoes · Post by **hairytoes** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:40 pm

Just had a wee taste of my TC, one of the bottles blew it's cork out!! So I tried that bottle 1st. It has a nose to it, but I wish it didn't. It is still quite smelly, not really like cider & the taste is not really much better

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I'll try the other bottles (still with corks) at the weekend, don't know if they'll taste much better.

Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:10 pm

my first attempt at turbo cider is at the magical stage around 1.020-1.030 where when you feed it sugar it burns it up in seconds. Put in plenty of sugar today - spoonful at a time and looking very promising. Cant wait to try it. Gruesome looking colour though

hairytoes · Post by **hairytoes** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:33 pm

Well the TC turned out to be excellent, when poured it resembles a champagne with thousadands of very small bubbles, which lasts until the last drop of the bottle!
I was very impressed with this drink, as were my friends - which was surprising for me as I had feared the worst!
The pomegranate version was not so popular, it turned out to be more of a matteus rose type wine, due to the 37 percent juice content it was very light in body, however it was still quite pleasant.
All in all I think it was a success & both drinls would go down well at a BBQ party, as they are very cheap to make, very drinkable & refreshing.
I see what you guy's mean when talking of the effects of the strength, quite drunk after a couple of bottles.

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:58 pm

Just started mine im using morrisons pressed apple juice and lalvin wine yeast ill let you know how it works out.

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:19 pm

I added in 150grams of brewing sugar to the first 3 litres of juice which made a starting OG of 1056,how do i know when it is finished fermenting, is it the same as wine in one bubble or less per minute and how strong would it be hope knot to strong as i hate

the next day.

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:59 am

jUST TOOK A READING OF MY TURBO CIDER AND HAS GONE FROM 1056 TO 1000 WOULD YOU SAY THAT THIS HAS FINISHED FERMENTING,IF SO SHOULD I TRANSFER TO ANOTHER DEMIJON WITH AIR LOCK JUST IN CASE IT HASNT FINISHED AND WAIT FOR IT TO CLEAR AND THEN BOTTLE,TOOK A LITTLE SAMPLE AND IT IS VERY NICE CONSIDERING THE STAGE ITS AT NOT TO DRY .

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:26 am

Are you sure the reading is 1000? This would mean that all the sugar had turned to alcohol - I'm not sure where this is even possible? :blink:

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:42 am

I added 150 grams of sugar to the juice aswell ,start was 1056 and now its 1000 just cheked again,in it supossed to do that then.

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:01 pm

DRB, I'm not the most experienced brewer, nor have I made turbo cider, so it's probably best to wait until someone with a bit more knowledge can advise you.

I suspect, however, that if you are reading 1000 then the hydrometer must be a bit off. You can check this by putting the hyrometer in water (which should be 18 - 22 C). The reading should be 1000 in plain water, because there are no sugars disolved in it to raise the gravity (or weight).

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:18 pm

Took a reading with plain water dead on 1000.

sagwalla · Post by **sagwalla** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:41 pm

Bear in mind that FG = 1000 does not mean all sugar went to alcohol, it just means you have a gravity equal to water.

Ethanol has a density less than water; as alcohol is made and sugar is consumed, it lowers the gravity, but 1000 is not an arbitrary terminal gravity.

I haven't made cider to know what a typical FG is, but if you're using turbo yeast it seems plausible that you would get high attenuation and I would imagine 1000 is possible.

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:47 pm

QUOTE (sagwalla @ Aug 22 2006, 11:41 AM)Bear in mind that FG = 1000 does not mean all sugar went to alcohol, it just means you have a gravity equal to water.Ã‚Â

Ethanol has a density less than water; as alcohol is made and sugar is consumed, it lowers the gravity, but 1000 is not an arbitrary terminal gravity.Ã‚Â

I haven't made cider to know what a typical FG is, but if you're using turbo yeast it seems plausible that you would get high attenuation and I would imagine 1000 is possible.
Well you learn something new everyday - thanks for sorting that out Sagwalla

I have no idea what turbo yeast is even

Apologies if I worried you DRB - at least you know your hydrometer is spot on (he says trying to style out his error

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DRB · Post by **DRB** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:20 pm

CHEERS GUYS,I`m using lalvin wine yeast.

IanRMartin · Post by **IanRMartin** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:22 pm

QUOTE (bitter_dave @ Aug 22 2006, 12:47 PM)QUOTE (sagwalla @ Aug 22 2006, 11:41 AM)Bear in mind that FG = 1000 does not mean all sugar went to alcohol, it just means you have a gravity equal to water.Ã‚Â

Ethanol has a density less than water; as alcohol is made and sugar is consumed, it lowers the gravity, but 1000 is not an arbitrary terminal gravity.Ã‚Â

I haven't made cider to know what a typical FG is, but if you're using turbo yeast it seems plausible that you would get high attenuation and I would imagine 1000 is possible.
Well you learn something new everyday - thanks for sorting that out Sagwalla

I have no idea what turbo yeast is even

Apologies if I worried you DRB - at least you know your hydrometer is spot on (he says trying to style out his error

)
Same here BD i didn't know that, something new learn't.
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