Raspberry Everything

[mike383838]

Right Its brew day for my next instalment, Going for two Ciders, one is a kit with additions and the other is a turbo Cider Iv'e made up, fingers crossed :)

First Brew is a 5 Gallon

1 Tin Brewbuddy Pear Cider Kit £15
750Gm Brewing sugar £1.50
250Gm Cane Sugar £0.25
650ml Malina Rasbery (=442gms Sugar) £2.00
Cider kits own yeast and Nutrient
20Lit Tescos Highland Mineral water = 22lit total, SG = 1046 at 25Deg C (1049 at 20 Deg C) £2.50
Should be 5.2% ABV

Total Cost £20.75 About 50p a Bottle


Next one is 1 Gallon Turbo Cider
4 Litre Tesco Apple Juice (FC) £3.50
220 ml Malina £0.65
100 gms Brewing Sugar £0.20
SG = 1064 at 4.25l 19 deg C 1056 at 4.5 l Should work out 6.1%abv
1/2 pack Youngs cider Yeast £1.25
2 Vit B1 Tabs £0.05
1/2 Tsp Nutrient £0.05
1 lime hand squeezed £0.30

Total price £6 or approx 66p a bottle

My first Cider was so good I thought Id do another with the raspberry.

Ill keep you posted:

 

[PuggledPrune]

They both sounds lovely. Got the stuff for the cider lying around so might stick that on.

 

[mike383838]

Day 2

And I've had to put the 1 Gallon Turbo Cider in the cold cause its going at 1 Bloop a second, (fantastic) fermenting at about 17 Deg C now

The 5 Gallon Pear and Raspberry is off to a start too, its venting a stream of bubbles every 30 seconds. Fermenting at 19 deg C.

Ill post a picture of the TC later. It looks great.

 

[mike383838]

Day 3

Turbo Cider is a jacuzzi this morning and its been out in the cold all night, it must be fermenting at about 14 deg C or less. I think I would need to freeze it to slow it down. I haven't had anything go so fast so cold, if this tastes good it will be a regular for me. Smells OK but not very zesty.

The Kit Pear (raspberry) cider is now venting a stream of about 5 bubbles every 7 seconds so I'm happy with it. This one smells very zesty. At the end of the video below you will see its vent.

Here is a video from last night of the TC. This morning its going even faster.

http://youtu.be/xQgB_OTo1fU

 

[Dysonno1]

Both sound great.. Im going on the hunt for polish raspberry syrup today.. Hope I find a few bottles

 

[GREBO75]

I've got a couple of brews on the go using co-op's apple and raspberry juice. Get a nice discount if you buy 3 at once, it's already got some malic acid in it and no preservatives or anything.

had one batch on the go for a month now, already tastes promising.

 

[mike383838]

I looked at that stuff on-line, it looks like its only 35% real juice and the rest is sugar water. It would be good to hear how that works out as it should be a little insipid unless you mixed it with some 100% juice. Do you still have the carton? what are the ingredients.

 

[GREBO75]

Yeah, got it right here ;p

Water, AJ 35%, sugar, Raspberry Puree 5%, Malic Acid, Natural Flavourings (no details though).

Used 4.5 ltrs of that to make it. Topped up with pure AJ at first racking.

it isnt insipid, but definitely tastes a lot more of raspberry than apple, and maybe a tad thin. Also got a batch on the go with 3 ltrs of this juice and rest pure AJ - i think that will probably end with a more rounded flavour but only just started it.

Might work well with something like 3 ltrs of this and rest WGJ. Maybe try that for batch 3 ;p

Cheers

 

[mike383838]

Please post back when you are drinking it, I might try it if you think it works out. I'm surprised its not insipid with so little juice in it. Sounds good though.

 

[mike383838]

Day 4

Still going well but can see the CO2 bubbles getting finer and the rate slightly slower, This might be fermented out quicker than a week, heres hoping. Smells are a bit more yeasty than fruity today.

 

[PuggledPrune]

What would happen if you were to boil that juice drink down? Would it reduce the water content or would it affect the taste?

 

[mike383838]

Puggledprune. I did boil it with some sugar to invert it for a raspberryade 1 month ago and it tasted the same as one I didnt boil, so I guess you could concentrate it a little more, why would you want to do that? :wha:


Day 6

1 gallon still going well with 1 bloop every 3-4 seconds, so slowing down very slightly again. The 5 Gallon is about the same as it was earlier. I expect it will be 12-14 days before the 5 gallon will be finished at this temp.

The 1 Gallon is still a jacuzzi and I find myself going out of my way to just watch it, very orange in colour. Iv lost about 5% to evaporation so far. I'm really looking forward to this one in the bottle, it should be a good one from the smells it is venting.

 

[mike383838]

Day 8

The Turbo Cider fermented out yesterday after 7 days and I have shaken it to degas it to help it clear. It already has started to clear at the top a bit. I will shake again today a few times and then leave it to clear which I'm expecting to take a week, then I will rack prime and bottle. Looks like its gona have an orange tint. Looks great.

The 5Gallon pear and raspberry is slowing down more and I reckon its gona take another few days to finish.

 

[mike383838]

Day 9

Shaking to degas finished now clearing. This is 1/5 cleared over night, and its going from orange to red. Clearing nicely.

Picture this morning:-

 

[mike383838]

Day 14

Turbo cider has been in the cold for a 5 days, almost clear and compacted sediment.
Racked it with 45gms of sugar in 100ml of water boiled and bottled in 9 X 500ml bottles 4 of them with 1tsp splenda.
Put in a 20 Deg C cupboard and Ill leave them for a few weeks I think.

Need to bottle the 5G but I think Ill do that at the weekend. Need to wash a few more bottles first. I also might rack it to a new 5G FV and leave it. I will decide later.

Hasta

 

[Gayle]

I love the pic of the demijohn, is that the cider? Great colour! That recipe is on the "must try" list for when there's an empty DJ :)

 

[mike383838]

Yes Raspberry Cider, It tasted OK from the bottling, but will be much better with some carbonation and a few weeks to mature. I just had a taste of a fruit teabag wine that was in the DJ for 2 months. It was like a sweet desert wine, so I think I need to watch it in case it starts fermenting again. It was one of my first wines made from fruit juice. Ive learnt alot since then. I think the Girls will love it, very fruity and very nice colour also. And it has a kick. :)

 

[stevie1556]

I'll be trying that raspberry cider sometime next month. Sounds amazing! Keep us updated how it tastes after a few weeks in the bottle!

 

[Gayle]

I notice from your recipe you used half the bottle of syrup for a gallon of cider, do you think there's much flavour in the finished brew? I'm just about to start a two-gallon batch but not sure whether to use two bottles of syrup or just the one...

I'm loving teabag wines too - such an easy, cheap way of making crazy flavoured wines and there's plenty of variation to try!

 

[mike383838]

I notice from your recipe you used half the bottle of syrup for a gallon of cider, do you think there's much flavour in the finished brew? I'm just about to start a two-gallon batch but not sure whether to use two bottles of syrup or just the one...

I'm loving teabag wines too - such an easy, cheap way of making crazy flavoured wines and there's plenty of variation to try!

Have't tasted yet, but I just wanted to give it a raspberry kick, I will test it and if its not enough I will def use more next time.

Ill keep you posted.