I drank all of #1 hehe
so.....
20L Tesco cheapo apple juice (65ppl)
1L strong tea (5 bag)
5tsp pectolase
topped up to 25L
packet of cider yeast with sweetener (ebay link posted up on here somewhere)
zest of 4 oranges
2tsp allspice
3 cinnamon sticks
2 vanilla pods
5 star anise (wtf are they hehe)
Warmed 2L of apple in a pan with the spices, for 15 mins or so until nearly boiling
Meantime, made my L of strong tea up to stew a bit
Opened the other 18L cartons and chucked in FV with pectolase dissolved in a half cup of warm water
Poured in hot pan of spicy apple goodness
Poured in L of tea (take the bags oot first )
topped up with cold water from the tap
temp was 22-24 deg... perfick
took SG reading... 1.035... spot on for 5%ish including priming sugar to come later
stirred in yeast
screwed top on, some cooled boiled water in airlock
NICE ðŸËÆ smells great !
so.....
20L Tesco cheapo apple juice (65ppl)
1L strong tea (5 bag)
5tsp pectolase
topped up to 25L
packet of cider yeast with sweetener (ebay link posted up on here somewhere)
zest of 4 oranges
2tsp allspice
3 cinnamon sticks
2 vanilla pods
5 star anise (wtf are they hehe)
Warmed 2L of apple in a pan with the spices, for 15 mins or so until nearly boiling
Meantime, made my L of strong tea up to stew a bit
Opened the other 18L cartons and chucked in FV with pectolase dissolved in a half cup of warm water
Poured in hot pan of spicy apple goodness
Poured in L of tea (take the bags oot first )
topped up with cold water from the tap
temp was 22-24 deg... perfick
took SG reading... 1.035... spot on for 5%ish including priming sugar to come later
stirred in yeast
screwed top on, some cooled boiled water in airlock
NICE ðŸËÆ smells great !