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just bottled my first turbo cider this morning started with o.g 1052 and f.g of 1000 so i guess its about 6.9 moved the bottles 10 mins ago and the top inch of the bottle is clear cant wait to try it hopfully its clear by the weekend smelt quite nice when i bottled so fingers crossed!!! will let...

i got a recipe off the net and it said half a cup of lemon juice and being as one teaspoon of citric is like one lemon i thought four lemons to half a cup so four citric what do i know havent made wine in fithteen yrs its all guesswork at the moment... :wha:

my next door neighbour popped her head over the fence yesterday and gave me some mint so i striped the leaves off the stems and ended up with two tightly packed cups of mint,i placed this in a pan and covered with boiling water left it for an hour then poured this into a 1 gallon demijohn and...

yeah i am using tesco juice and youngs cider yeast to be honest i was going to do the next one just how you said so as to have a comparison.i can then make an informed decision as to which i prefer.

sorry yes i do mean turbo cider

started my second turbo last night o.g 1058 going like a steam train this morning but i have a question what is the optimum o.g for best taste with good content as i like to fall over but taste is also important to me :cheers:

sounds like i'll be using it then as the last lot i made never cleared but it tasted great...

if i use finings on an ale kit (woodfords nelsons revenge) will it take longer to condition in the bottle as i would like to get it down my neck asap?

im doing a turbo at the moment and am using youngs chamagne yeast added a bit of nutrient and citric thoght it was going to take off on the first day by the end of the second day it had slowed right down and gone from 1052 to 1000 just waiting for it to clear so i can bottle now.

yeah no plans to bottle until its clear besides its still going just very slowly how long does it need to condition in the bottle? :cheers:

took a reading with the hydometer last night and it has gone from o.g 1052 to 1000 in two days is this right?

yesterday i was getting maybe 3-4 bubbles per second almost a constant rush of gas today very slow i did add half a teaspoon of nutrient and a quater of citric and half tannin for body when i started it will this affect it? :wha:

yesterday turbo living up to its name uncontrollably fast this morning one bubble every 5 secons or so from the airlock is this normal? or am i being paranoid :wha:

wicked will keep you posted :drink:

i haven't a clue how long this t.c takes but i started it yesterday and now its going like the clappers cant wait to try it though :cheers:

what would be a good yeast to use to give me a medium cider but keep a good srength?

OK so i just started my first t.b and well a bit of a boob i think? i have two hydrometers one old and plastic one new and glass. i put the juice into the demijohn the first one to hand was the plastic one so i used it and it read 1020 not enough i thought so i added sugar and tested it again...

i want to make some turbo cider but im not to sure abut what i need i'm thinking juice 5.L champaigne yeast 1teaspoon yeast nutrient 2 campden tablets pectic enzyme although not sure how much and maybe 1teaspoon citric acid any thoughts as to if i'm on the right tracks????

want to make cider but have no fruit press can i make it without pressing the fruit?? i found a recipie that says to dice the apples ferment the fruit but this dont soun right to me but then what do i know :wha:

ok got it so how long does this t.c take before it's drinkable? and how well does it store?