Brewnight: Blackcurrant & Apple WOW

Roddy · Dec 11, 2015

Evening all......

Popped on 25L of WOW tonight

6L Lidl Vitafit red grape
6L Lidl Vitafit apple
2 x 440ml Lowicz blackcurrant syrup
5tsp pectolase
4kg sugar
1L strong tea
topped up to 25L with cold water
4tsp youngs super wine yeast compound

method...

Make up 1L of strong tea (5 teabag)

Warmed up 2L of juice with sugar in a pan until dissolved (10 mins )

While that was warming, tip juice cartons into FV with pectolase (dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water)

Tip in tea and sugar/juice solution

Top up with cold water out of the tap to 25L..... temp was 22deg Ã°Å¸ËÆ

Hydrometer says SG 1.095 (13.7%, when ferm out to 0.990)

Bung on yeast

Stick FV in cupboard.... perfick Ã°Å¸Ëâ¬

cheapbrew · Dec 12, 2015

Roddy, did you put the two bottles of lowicz in, or any amount in to start, or are they just for priming?

Roddy · Dec 12, 2015

cheapbrew said:
Roddy, did you put the two bottles of lowicz in, or any amount in to start, or are they just for priming?

both in at start mate, not doing a sparkling wine this time Ã°Å¸ËÆ

kingchristo · Dec 20, 2015

I have been looking at making some wow with syrup. I only have a dj going to have to get a fv can I just divide everything by 5 to get a 5 litre recipe

Roddy · Dec 20, 2015

kingchristo said:
I have been looking at making some wow with syrup. I only have a dj going to have to get a fv can I just divide everything by 5 to get a 5 litre recipe

pretty much.... if using the same yeast, maybe 1 heaped teaspoon

what do you reckon chippy ?

cheapbrew · Dec 20, 2015

yeah just a tsp wine yeast, maybe easier to use 1L RGJ and 1L Apple rather than splitting cartons to get the exact division by five of 1.2L though.

Cqr · Dec 20, 2015

I use one litre off each in DJ works really well

kingchristo · Dec 20, 2015

I'm going to nip down to our local polish shop to see what syrup they have in tomorrow and hopefully get a start on this. Thanks for your help

cheapbrew · Dec 20, 2015

kingchristo said:
I have been looking at making some wow with syrup. I only have a dj going to have to get a fv can I just divide everything by 5 to get a 5 litre recipe

I don't know where you are based but I have a spare FV you could have if you were close enough, I'm in west herts.

Chippy_Tea · Dec 20, 2015

cheapbrew said:
I don't know where you are based but I have a spare FV you could have if you were close enough, I'm in west herts.

His first post says - Hi from Manchester.

kingchristo · Dec 21, 2015

thanks for the offer mate I think you are abit away from me ill have to get hold of one and start making some bigger batches how much of the syrup would you put in a dj

Roddy · Dec 28, 2015

racked it... at last !

Roddy · Jan 10, 2016

put some Kwik clear finings in on the 29th but still not cleared, so repeated today

What may have been the cause was that it was longer than 30 mins in between adding part A and part B (I went out with the dog and forgot I had to wait for part B)

If it works ok with the second treatment then I'll have proved that the 30 min gap is significant !!

Chippy_Tea · Jan 10, 2016

I have added it sooner than 30 minutes and it worked but never the other way, it will be interesting to see if it clears, was more cloudy than other wines you have made?

Roddy · Jan 10, 2016

naw juices were pretty clear, no pulp etc....

will report back in a few days !

Chippy_Tea · Jan 10, 2016

Nice one. :thumb:

Roddy · Jan 18, 2016

Cleared pretty well in the end, bottled it tonight Ã°Å¸ËÆ

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