Brewnight: Raspberry and Lemon cider

[Roddy]

Found a new variety of Polish syrup (on offer in my tesco at £1 a bottle), so in a twist to my last TC, thought I would give this one a try

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9214IswqPyMRURrTm8xa2t6b0E/view?usp=docslist_api

9L Tesco apple
6L Lidl vitafit apple
2 x 440ml Lowicz Raspberry and Lemon syrup (will use 350ml of a third bottle to prime)
1L strong tea
5tsp pectolase
6g Cider yeast with sweetener (eBay special)

Warmed 4L of aj in a pan

Made up tea

Poured rest of juices into FV, with pectolase dissolved in a cup of warm water

Poured in warm aj and tea (still hot)

Topped up with cold tap water to 25L, temp about 24deg

SG 1.040 Est abv about 5.5% (should ferment out to 1.000, plus a bit of abv from priming sugar)

Bunged on yeast, chucked in the cupboard

 

[cheapbrew]

You have been a busy chap :thumb:

 

[Roddy]

Down to 1.005 already, it's not hanging about 😃

A wee taste confirmed it's pretty nice but not as nice as the strawberry and Lime one I made the time before 😯

 

[Roddy]

Bottled it, primed with 265ml of the Lowicz, which might be slightly under actually, only 222g of sugar or 4. 5 per bottle..... we'll see 😃

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[cheapbrew]

I did 7.5ml and half a tsp of sugar per 500ml bottle and that has been perfect fizz from 2 weeks to 3 months

 

[Roddy]

Daym, that's sh*te, nowhere near fizzy enough...

Taste is fine but verging on flat as a witches *** 😠

That'll teach me to measure the priming syrup instead of guesstimating 😯

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9214IswqPyMeFNCZ0I3cVczVlk/view?usp=docslist_api

 

[houndeye]

hi all
done 1 of these sat night

20ltrs Tesco apple juice
1 mug tea(5 tea bags)
2tsp glycerine
4tsp pectolase
4tsp yeast nutrient
2x6grm gervin cider yeast
4x440ml lowicz raspberry and lemon syrup

sg 1.070

sg seems a bit high.at the moment its reading 1.044 after 4 days

going to use another 440ml bottle of lowicz to batch prime 40 bottles

 

[Roddy]

Hehe that's gonna be 9% plus whatever you use to prime

Sounds about right, the syrup is totally sugary 😀

Better glug that sitting down 😆

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[houndeye]

hi roddy
I dont know if the reading will get any lower tho.thought tc stops after 4-5 days.i'll take another reading in a couple of days and see if there's any change

 

[Roddy]

Nah still sounds OK to me matey, give it a few days aye

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[Roddy]

Put another batch of this one on tonight... with 16L of tesco AJ...

https://1drv.ms/x/s!AqD9OOcGhwessVDKNLe7631VWN6N

SG 1.038

Should turn out at about 5.6% abv (including priming sugar)

😀

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[Frogbrew]

This is my favourite lowitz tc so far. Need to get to polish shop for another bottle as i only made a 10ltr batch.:-(

 

[Frogbrew]

Put another batch of this one on tonight... with 16L of tesco AJ...

https://1drv.ms/x/s!AqD9OOcGhwessVDKNLe7631VWN6N

SG 1.038

Should turn out at about 5.6% abv (including priming sugar)

😀

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What yeast you using roddy?? one with sweetener or not??
Also i added 2 ltr of water to my 10ltr batch as you do and i must say it makes a better cider imo.:thumb:

 

[Roddy]

Yeh the sweetened yeast matey... I just add water to lower the alcohol a bit to 5-6% ish

Otherwise it's a bit like falling down juice 😃

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[Roddy]

Get in 😀 (the bottle)

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[pvt_ak]

Fine bottle army mate ! I've seen the raspberry and lemon a few times - may have to pick it up next time [emoji106]


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[oo7tk]

Sounds great so I'm going to give it a go next, can you tell me why first you used Tesco and Lidl apple juice??

Which one would you recommend?? Thanks

 

[Roddy]

Someone suggested using different types of AJ to make a more varied appley taste..

Didn't notice any difference personally, so would just use all of the same 😊

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