I made an extremly detailed video on how to brew a 25% sugar wash

[Armookie]

I made an extremly detailed video on how to brew a 25% sugar wash
If anyone would like me to post a link please leave a comment.
I have been brewing for 30+ years. This is the best wash I ever made.

 

[MyQul]

We've had a couple of threads on sugar washes to day. After some discussion between the mods, the sugar wash bit isnt illegal (and therefore against forum rules). You're simply making a high alcohol (13% or so) fermented sugar solution. It's the bit that comes after that is illegal (and therefore against forum rules), using a still to make the sugar wash stronger

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If anyone would like me to post a link please leave a comment.

If you use YouTube you can embed the video in your post here!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

There are several different high alcohol/turbo yeasts available and they have been discussed here many times but never seem to catch on and become popular.

 

[MyQul]

And for you beer brewers (even though this is the wine forum) WLP099 which is the Eldridge Pope strain can ferment up to 25%

https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-bank/wlp099-super-high-gravity-ale-yeast

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I wouldn't want too many pints of anything at 25%

 

[MyQul]

I wouldn't want too many pints of anything at 25%

Me neither. I think the strain has been specially developed for the Thomas Hardy vintage ale which is about 13%

http://www.thomashardysale.com/vintages/

 

[THBF]

If you use YouTube you can embed the video in your post here!

If they copy the address of the YouTube from the top of the page and paste in a post, it will show/play here.

Not sure of this information, but chose a YouTube to show you.




The link I posted *but added spaces*

https: //www.youtube. com/ watch?v=ikNXi50icm0

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If they copy the address of the YouTube from the top of the page and paste in a post, it will show/play here.

That's the way I do it Angie as the share link under YouTube video doesn't work when you paste it into a post.

 

[Armookie]

I will edit the video and post a link as soon as it done.

 

[Dutto]

A sugar wash definitely has a place on the Forum.

I've never dared to try and make the 25% ABV that Alcotec promise with some of their Turbo Yeasts, so what I do is:

• Add 8kg of sugar to 25 litres of warm water (which gives roughly 20% ABV).
• Ferment it at 21*C in the Brew Fridge for a week.
• De-gas the brew, stir in 250g of activated carbon and leave it for another two days.
• De-gas the brew a second time, mix in a packet of Alcotec Finings and then drop the temperature to 10*C for a further two days.
• After two days it is normally crystal clear, in which case I rack off the brew into DJ's and let it stand for another period of time. (This depends on how soon I need it.)

I finally mix the clear +/-20% ABV product with a Teisseire syrup "to taste".

I often use Cassis, Strawberry or Peach as SWMBO loves a "Hot Toddy" (*) before bedtime and all of these flavours hit the spot.


(*)

A "Hot Toddy" in this case being:

• 50% of Syrup flavoured drink,
• 50% boiling water.

This results in a +/-8% ABV Hot Toddy.

Enjoy!