Turbo cider

AT · Post by AT » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:56 pm

like i said i used a six litre plastic demijon and only put five litres into it but now i'm very close to the yeast head coming out through the lid. should i be worried? i think so

AT · Post by AT » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:18 pm

about 30mm from the top now

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:51 pm

Did it spill over after.

AT · Post by AT » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:33 pm

It came right to the top so i gave it a gentle shake and it went back down, a few hours later i had to do the same again. It seems to have settled about 20mm high now. I think yet another panick is over, it's on the table now where i can watch it

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:04 pm

Phew

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:38 pm

My turbo`s all bottled been left 2 weeks in warm to prime now conditioning it ,how long should i wait before :beer and getting a

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AT · Post by AT » Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:39 pm

I must say i'm very surprised at how cloudy it is and i'm thinking it will never clear

chrisbooth0070 · Post by **chrisbooth0070** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:47 pm

I think a 1 gallon turbo cider will be my next brew. Was thinking of adding some dried cinnamon sticks, but not sure how much to add. Anyone think of a ball park figure?

I might add them in a hop bag and keep tasting until I get around the taste I would like, but this will not be too easy with it being fermented in a demijohn.

Chris

eskimobob · Post by **eskimobob** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:01 pm

My TC never cleared (well not before it was drunk

) but I put that down to the fact that I used bread yeast. It tasted fine though.

chrisbooth0070 · Post by **chrisbooth0070** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:38 pm

Started mine today. 4litres of Tesco Pure Apple Juice and 1litre Tesco Blueberry Juice. Its a deep red and has started bubbling through the airlock just 1hr after adding yeast. OG 1044 with no sugar added. (the blueberry was 28% sugar as it was)

AT · Post by AT » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:51 pm

QUOTE (eskimobob @ Sep 2 2006, 01:01 PM) My TC never cleared (well not before it was drunk

) but I put that down to the fact that I used bread yeast. It tasted fine though.
i used bread yeasy also, not to bothered if it doesn't clear but i'd prefer if it looked a little like cider anyway once it tastes ok who cares

Curious Brew · Post by **Curious Brew** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:39 am

I found this thread very helpful in making my TC, so as I've just put on batch #6 I thought I'd give this a bump.

Can anyone report back on how the 4L apple juice + 1L cranberry/blueberry juice turned out?

TC2642 · Post by **TC2642** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:24 pm

Tried some of my TC yesterday, had a week in bottle and completely clear (used Young's cider yeast), it was f**king amazing how good it tasted, I didn't think that it could be that easy to make a very good cider. The one made with the finest AJ tasted much better than the basic AJ though. ll be paying the few extra pence for that every time now!

Bryggmester · Post by **Bryggmester** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:09 pm

Yesterday I tried some TC I made about 2 months ago using just Lidl apple juice and White Labs cider yeast. It is absolutely crystal clear and tastes great. It has been in the barrel maturing and has been improving all the time. I have been having crafty tastes until now but I think I have waited long enough, I will be drinking pints from now on.

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:32 pm

TC2642 wrote:Tried some of my TC yesterday, had a week in bottle and completely clear (used Young's cider yeast), it was f**king amazing how good it tasted, I didn't think that it could be that easy to make a very good cider. The one made with the finest AJ tasted much better than the basic AJ though. ll be paying the few extra pence for that every time now!

Yep agree with the Youngs Cider Yeast, mine has turned out very very well

glad you all seem to be enjoyng yours

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