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I didnt measure the temp in the DJ, but everything that was put in was room temp at the time. Dial on the wall is showing 23oc. So I'm guessing somewhere close to that. Does it need to be warmer/cooler?

So put all this together a few hours ago. AJ - Strong Tea - Sugar - swilled around - Yeast - Air lock in and a small swill again. Now it dont know if I'm just being impatient, but nothing seems to be happening at all. Alls i can see is the yeast floating about and a buildup of what looks...

I am due to start this off tonight now since i've got some spare time. When I bought my original equipment, I got myself some of this >> http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/express-wine-yeast-compound-50g/invt/0351556 Is this ok to use as the Yeast for the brew or have I...

This might sound like a stuoid question (it does in my head anyway) but when it comes to bottling up a cider brew, is it best to fill with cider and add the cap straight away, or fill all bottles up and set aside before capping? When my brew is finally done, I'll be separating them 50/50 into...

Is there any difference in using a wine yeast compared to cider? Is it a case of taste? Quality? Strength?

Just wanted to clarify the process for a simple brew too. Ive got it as follows - Clean all equipment etc Add 4l of AJ to demijohn, 1 cup of strong tea (cooled), 250g sugar, 5g of wine yeast. Stir/mix Leave for 5/6 days Add extra 1l of AJ, leave for 5/6 days Prime bottles with sugar and add...

Thanks for the help guys. Will be buying all my kit later and starting to brew it this weekend. Will let you know how it turns out ☺

Thanks. I'll invest in them aswell then. The AJ i was thinking of using is the Smartprice stuff at 55p a liter. Does that make any difference at all?

Just a quick question - I'm going to start my 1st ever brew of cider at the weekend. Just a basic one, nothing too fancy. I'm just wondering what sort of % I'd be looking at woth the following recipe - 4.5 litres Apple Juice Cup of strong tea (2 tea bags) 250g sugar Is that too...

Thanks for the response. So how much sugar is to be used? I've read a topic on here of someone making a 5L brew and using 50g of sugar to prime. I'm assuming from that its 50g total amd not 50g per bottle?

Hi all, Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. Just a few questions about priming. .. I understand that this is used to make a cider fizzy by adding additional sugar. What I want to to know is - when and how is this sugar added? Does the sugar used at the start of the brew...

Thanks for all of the responses I've been reading up on Turbo Yeast and not all reviews about it are the best. Is this because it does actually take away the flavour of the apples? If I was to substitute a normal yeast with the above recipe, what sort of abv am I looking at then? Would the...

Thanks for the responses guys. Just a few more questions - With the above mixture, how will it come out? Flat of Fizzy? If I wanted to make it fizzy, a bit like Strongbow, how do o go about that? Is it a case of a different sort of yeast or do I add some sort of carbinating agent? If I...

Thanks for the response. I must habe taken something in from all of the reading I've done then! Haha In terms of the amount of yeast to use, would you have any measurements on that? Also, I've read about people boiling out the sugar before adding this to the mixture. Does this need to be...

Hello all, I'm new to all of this and I've been scrolling through all the topics on here regarfing Turbo Cider. What I'm after is to make a basic (easy) turbo cider that is relatively strong (10% +) After reading through numerous topics, I've come to the below mixture to hopefully...

Hi, whats the exact process for this and equipment used? As you can probably tell, I'm new to all of this but really interested in making a turbo cider. Thanks