IainM
Landlord.
I had a spare bottle of strawberry Lowizc and room for another DJ in the water bath, so I just chucked this together to see if it would work:
1L Um Bungo original = 99g sugar
2L Tesco Summer Fruit drink = 64g sugar
1 bottle lowicz strawberry = 374g sugar
0.5 tsp pectolase
1tsp glycerine
1tsp yeast nutrient
2 bag 1 cup strong tea
1.5 tsp super wine yeast compound
Total sugar is 537g
Didn't take OG, but it was down to 1.004 after 10 days when I racked it, and I bottled after 17 days (3x500ml w/1.5tsp sugar, 2x330ml w/1.0 and 4x284ml w/~0.8tsp). Cracked my first bottle today (284ml) after 31 days conditioning. Tastes pretty good. I could see others wanting to add some sweetness, but the dry intense fruit flavour works for me. Not a touch on my ginger beer, but refreshing summery drink. I estimate it is around 7% alcohol. Certainly feels like it!
The photo doesn't do it justice - it is quite an intense red colour.
1L Um Bungo original = 99g sugar
2L Tesco Summer Fruit drink = 64g sugar
1 bottle lowicz strawberry = 374g sugar
0.5 tsp pectolase
1tsp glycerine
1tsp yeast nutrient
2 bag 1 cup strong tea
1.5 tsp super wine yeast compound
Total sugar is 537g
Didn't take OG, but it was down to 1.004 after 10 days when I racked it, and I bottled after 17 days (3x500ml w/1.5tsp sugar, 2x330ml w/1.0 and 4x284ml w/~0.8tsp). Cracked my first bottle today (284ml) after 31 days conditioning. Tastes pretty good. I could see others wanting to add some sweetness, but the dry intense fruit flavour works for me. Not a touch on my ginger beer, but refreshing summery drink. I estimate it is around 7% alcohol. Certainly feels like it!
The photo doesn't do it justice - it is quite an intense red colour.