pasturised juice

[metalmickey]

Hi All,

Im gonn ahve a bash at some TC and have just bought some apple juice.
Does it matter if its pasturised at all?

Neil

 

[Samarith]

Nope, pasturised is good. It means they killed the germs without dumping stabilisers or other chemicals into the juice. :thumb:

 

[metalmickey]

cool

ill be brewin up tonight!

anything i need to know about TC for the big brew up?

just juice, yeast and nutrient.

 

[snail59]

Make sure everything has been sterilized beforhand :thumb: Other than that you right just juice and yeast

 

[ano]

Nutrient doesn't appear overly necessary but wouldn't hurt. Make sure you leave space in the top of the fermenting vessel as it can get quite excited early on.

 

[dpile1]

Sorry to ask, but what is TC? Some sort of Cider?

 

[Moley]

Sorry to ask, but what is TC? Some sort of Cider?

Turbo Cider, it's just supermarket apple juice plus yeast.


In my opinion, it's just tramp juice, although that opinion is subject to revision after I've sampled a bottle which Evanvine has sent me.

 

[dpile1]

Sorry to ask, but what is TC? Some sort of Cider?

Turbo Cider, it's just supermarket apple juice plus yeast.


In my opinion, it's just tramp juice, although that opinion is subject to revision after I've sampled a bottle which Evanvine has sent me.

Ah, thanks for that. :)

 

[metalmickey]

Right, i started the process last night with 3 litres in a DJ as i was expecting a frothing of WOW proportions, but was dissapointed to see just a thin "scum/head" on the brew this morning. Im planning to top up to the neck after day 3 but am concerned that i may be onto a loser.

the airlock is bubbling so summuts happening, but its very slow.

is this normal and should i add the extra litre now.

SG was 1045 so a ABV of around 6% expected

thanks

Neil

 

[markp]

Tramp juice :lol:

 

[Hawks]

If primed, does it become Trampagne ?

 

[metalmickey]

it was sainsburys "cheap as"

 

[metalmickey]

can it be rescued?

the sugar content of the juice was 100g/ltr should i just add sugar syrup and or more yeast nutrient?

 

[dpile1]

the airlock is bubbling so summuts happening, but its very slow.

I'd give it a damn good swirling and then put it in a sink full of quite warm water, hopefully it'll speed up. :)

 

[metalmickey]

ok just given it a swirl and its now standing in the sink in warm water.
the brew has changed colour overnight and is now a cloudy light brown colour.

will keep you posted.

ill take an gravity reading later and see "whats occurin"


neil

 

[metalmickey]

right, 10 mins later the surface is alive with tinyt bubbles, like tiny yeast piranas tearing the sugar to pieces!

hahah.

thanks for all the help.

if it contineues like this ill top up to the neck tonight.

Neil

 

[dpile1]

right, 10 mins later the surface is alive with tinyt bubbles, like tiny yeast piranas tearing the sugar to pieces!

hahah.

thanks for all the help.

if it contineues like this ill top up to the neck tonight.

Neil

Superb !

 

[artyb]

in my experience the t/c never ferments like a wow.... :thumb:
its a much slower process, probably as there is a lot less sugar....
i always give them a shake up every other day during fermenting....if its in a small enough fv,
i dont if its in my 6 gallon fv.... :rofl:

then leave for a week b4 1st racking.....