A Cheeky Wee Experiment

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ingypingy2

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So the kids had some of them apple and banana slurpers (basically pureed fruit) things bought for them but didn't like them....so the old cogs in the brain go to a tickin!! :idea:

Not one for waste, I thought I'd try a little experiment :hmm:

In a 2L PET Carton (just discovered the rubber bungs fit perfectly - milk or juice carton will do) it goes a little like this:

4 x 90g Apple & Banana Slurpers - total 38g sugar
1L WGJ - 156g sugar
250g sugar dissolved in some warm water
1tsp Pectolase
1 tsp glycerine
Yeast starter made with 1tsp wine yeast, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp citric acid & 1 tsp tomato puree (ran out of yeast nutrient)

Made the starter, bunged all the other stuff in carton, good shake to mix it up, pitched yeast starter and off we go with an SG of 1.095

That was just over 4 hours ago and it's now bubbling away nicely in the back porch :)

It might be absolutely :sick: when done, but then again....it might be rather tasty :pray: ....time will tell (and I will tell you when I find out lol!) And I've just this second whilst typing this, realised I completely forgot tea for tannin, oh well, fingers crossed it'll be ok :cheers:
 
Hahaha ooopsie!!! just went throught to take a pic and discovered my airlock full of gunky pulp!! Quick clean up and put the carton in a tub just in case :grin:

I would upload the photos if I knew how lol!! Only have phone to take pics just now - can share to fb but that's about it :) any suggestions?

Slurper Ingredients are: Apple Purée (74%), Banana Purée (20%) , Concentrated Apple Juice (5%) , Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)

Note to self.......next time, use a 3L carton :roll:
 
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Right, lets see if this works :)

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thanks, I might need it :) I'm estimating approx 2 bottles out of this by the time it's finished - given that all the muck on the top - but hey ho, it's worth a go :)
 
Well folks, the cheeky wee experiment has been merrily doing it's thing in the back hall for a while now :) It's slowed right down so did a gravity check earlier this evening, it's down to 0.994. It's still got some action going slowly but I'm gonna rack and stabilise later. FYI......it does look a little bit like wee at the moment!! :rofl: Will try and post a pic when I get it racked :grin:
 
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All racked off, CT'd and stabiliser added! Now some degassing before finings will be added :)
 
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