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[craigpix2000]

Hi ive recently decided to start and have a go at homebrewing and what a wonderful forum full of usefull information for a newbie :thumb:
Well what can i say in 31 from wakefield love my fishing and family life (when the kids arent on a sugar rush) :

first thing i wanna try is turbo cider and a nice apple and blackcurrant cider so fingers crossed once ive finaly bougt every thing :thumb:

 

[BrotherMalice]

Hi & welcome to the forum :) loads of info about TC on here :)

 

[graysalchemy]

Hi Craig

This is my take on TC

1 gallon of 100% from concentrate apple juice (cheap is fine as along as it is 100% apple juice)
1 tsp of pectolase
1 tsp of malic acid
1 tsp of tannin or a really really really strong cup of black tea (so stong you wouldn't be able to drink it)

Some cider yeast or if you haven't some wine yeast.

Just put it all together in a sterilized DJ and let it ferment. Once it has fermented leave it for 3-6 months before bottling. This will develope the flavour that you are probably looking for.

Dont worry if it goes like this



courtesy of tazuk

This the malolactic fermentation which turns the rather tart malic acid into lactic acid and other things.

It is very easy and straight forward. The trick is not to drink it early as you will be put off by the taste or lack of it.

Cheers

Alistair

 

[charlie_mead_face]

welcome to the forum craig. are you a bait or fly fisher?

 

[craigpix2000]

Thanx for that Alistair your a top man :

Charlie i do a little bait fishing but i 90% lure fish pike/perch/chub/trout predators only for me usually every thing else is live bait :rofl:

tried fly fishing once for pike and gave up after half an hour and 4 failed attempts to pierce my skull with the pike flys :rofl:

 

[dennisking]

Hi and welcome.

 

[pittsy]

welcome , great to have you with us :thumb:

 

[craigpix2000]

Thank you for the warm welcomes :