The finished product !

[Sinisterdex]

So I recently finished my first TC brew.
I just want to dip my toe into home brewing art to see if it takes my fancy.
We'll it certainly did.
Now I know that alcohol that is reasonable can be produced fairly quick.

I'm eager to invest some more money and patience in a better quality cider.

Here's a picture of my TC bottled up with labels 😉🙂

 

[LarryF]

Nice first result, what ABV did it end up at?

 

[Manxnorton]

nice one pal.
bri :

 

[chewie]

So I recently finished my first TC brew.
I just want to dip my toe into home brewing art to see if it takes my fancy.
We'll it certainly did.
Now I know that alcohol that is reasonable can be produced fairly quick.

I'm eager to invest some more money and patience in a better quality cider.

Here's a picture of my TC bottled up with labels 😉🙂

Very little money needs to be invested to make outstanding produce, investment of time is however key and using it wisely in the right areas will benefit you more than throwing chunks of money at stuff.

GL with the endeavours.

 

[Sinisterdex]

I'am ashamed to say I don't own a hydrometer.
I added no sugar so it's purely the sugars in the apple juice at work here.
So I'm estimating a low ABV.
I'm going to Wilko tomorrow for some more adequate equipment (hydrometer included)

 

[Ken L]

To be honest, I've been brewing for 35 years and although I own a hydrometer, I've never bothered using it.
They're only really going to give you an accurate starting gravity if you add all your sugar before pitching the yeast and make sure it's completely dissolved before taking a reading.
As far as final gravity is concerned, a hydrometer will tell you when your brew has finished (at some risk of introducing infections by opening it and closing it) but being prepared to wait an extra week to be sure that nature has done what nature does renders that pointless too.
Good hygiene, patience and a basic understanding of what you are doing (easy with internet resources like this one) will see you right 99% of the time without all the faffing.

 

[Roddy]

I'am ashamed to say I don't own a hydrometer.
I added no sugar so it's purely the sugars in the apple juice at work here.
So I'm estimating a low ABV.
I'm going to Wilko tomorrow for some more adequate equipment (hydrometer included)

Good work mate, if it's mostly AJ it'll be around 5-6% % 😊

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[Roddy]

I'am ashamed to say I don't own a hydrometer.
I added no sugar so it's purely the sugars in the apple juice at work here.
So I'm estimating a low ABV.
I'm going to Wilko tomorrow for some more adequate equipment (hydrometer included)

Good work mate, if it's mostly AJ it'll be around 5-6% % 😊

Liking the labels, hopefully tastes better than that haha

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[Cwrw666]

Agreed - 6% or thereabouts if you used neat apple juice.
I don't know about turbo cider, but with real cider there is an astonishing improvement in drinkability if you store it as long as you can. Last lot I made was pretty rough at bottling in the autumn, by Christmas it was really quite drinkable, and by the spring it was really very nice. Traditionally you'd make your cider in the autumn and not touch it until the trees were in flower the following year.
As TC is so easy to make, just make more than you need so some at least gets to be stored for the right length of time.