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Should I add the puree before, or after, fermentation?

Cool. Will do. So if I wanted to add Peach and Passion Fruit, should I add a full 1KG of each (to the 20L) or add 0.5KG of each? Thanks for the advice!

Yeah. That's a good idea. Any idea how much would be required for a 20L batch? Is there anything that an additive like this should (or NOT) have?

I'm going to give this a bash: I tried the Strawberry & Lime one a while back and it came out OK, but there wasn't much strawberry taste. Is there a way I can add peach/passion fruit flavouring to this? If so, what type, and how much should I add?

Was thinking about trying this as an alternative to cider (not a lager fan). Is this more of a heavy/ale than anything else? What would you compare it to?

Well, the ol' Turbo Ginger Beer has been sitting bottled for a week now and it's time to crack one open and give it a go. Yes, it probably should (and will) sit longer, but it's OK. I'm guinea pigging it on myself. :lol: After one week it does have a bit of fizz, which is nice, as I was a bit...

It's settling down now. After about 4 days it's sitting at about 1001, so it's about 14-15% ABV. Nice! Taste test from the tube is... actually OK. I think the fiery alcohol taste mixes quite well with the ginger from the Ginger Beer flavour. I don't think I'll need to add any fresh ginger to...

After about 40hrs of bubbling (and it's still bubbling) I reckon it's gone from being about 1110 to around 1055 (about 8% ABV). Tastes (from the hydrometer tube) like a very sugary ginger beer.

Yes, the lid is the airlock. When the gas builds up the lid lifts slightly to let the gas escape. Just as well. Otherwise today I'd have ginger beer painted walls. :lol: BONUS FACT: I left the hydrometer tube (with hydrometer still in it) in the same room. Forgot to empty, and clean, it. The...

Holy Jesus! I've created a monster! About 30 hrs later and it's bubbling up so much that it's lifted the lid up slightly. Just as well I didn't fill it to 20/21L as it would be all over the place. :lol:

Probably safe to say that this has started fermenting then. :D 6 kg of brewers sugar 1 tin of Coopers Ginger Beer Alcotec 24 yeast Filled to around the 18 Ltr mark. In approximately 20hrs the hydrometer readings have gone from 1110+ (it was off the scale!) down to ~1105. Temperature is at...

Definitely. I used an old t-shirt and carbon when making some base spirit a while back and it turned out crystal clear. To my surprise! :lol: Thought: will some of the yeast make it through the charcoal to let me get some fizz in the bottles?

Will do. Got the supplies today. I'm also thinking of adding some actual ginger root, but should I add it while it's fermenting, or add it when bottling? I'm thinking adding some to each (750ml) bottle. That way I can give it a sip before bottling to see if it has enough oomph. I doubt it...

Absolutely. Will do. My only concern is if the Alcotec will still be active enough when bottling to get me some fizz. I hope so. :whistle:

Well, bugger it. There's only one way to find out. Supplies purchased. In the name of Science! \o/ :lol:

I was thinking of making up another 20LTR batch of Coopers (Alcoholic) Ginger Beer, but got thinking: what would happen if I used Alcotec yeast in there? So really I'd be mixing Coopers Ginger Beer with Alcotec yeast and a ton of sugar. Maybe even some orange/lemon (to be all posh like)...

I reckon it will. The essences alone have a BBE of 2019. Probably assuming unopened, but I very much doubt a base spirit can go off. Well, unless you make it a cream based spirit (like Baileys).

I'll soon tell you. I have a bottle of the stuff with Aussie Gold in it that I've been dipping in to (pour out a healthy shot and add some cola). :D I suppose you could just bottle the base spirit then add the essence when you're going to use that bottle. And by 'essence' I mean whatever...

The essences I tried (in the photos) aint bad. The Southern one is close enough to Southern Comfort for me, and the Aussie Rum one isn't too far off Morgans Spiced. I expected the Bourbon one to be like Jack Daniels, but it's a bit too light for JD, so I'm not too sure about it. You can...

It took about 7 days to stop fermenting. Then adding the Turbo Clear takes another day. I then faffed about with charcoal for a day/two, but I've seen videos where people don't even bother with charcoal filtering. Then left it to settle for another day/two before trying a couple of bottles with...