Off-Topic Making your own booze

[Melvin Udal]

No best before dates on em?

Best before dates are for the weak

 

[Woody]

Storage, warm or cool area?

A warm dark place

 

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

A warm dark place

So you've put a teaspoon of sugar in to give it some fizz?

 

[Woody]

So you've put a teaspoon of sugar in to give it some fizz?

Yep

Expected to come downstairs to cider everywhere to be honest

 

[TH63]

As if the status of my Evri parcel wasn't exciting enough for everyone, tonight it's been time to bottle the cider.

It's not ready to drink for another couple of months yet but it smells OK and I have 14 litres (25 pints) of the stuff.

I have put it away and am praying that the bottles don't explode as this is definitely uncharted territory in the booze making adventure.

25 pints?

Or was @stantys tattoos would say, “Lunch”

 

[stantys tattoos]

25 pints?

Or was @stantys tattoos would say, “Lunch”

cans for me tony, pints i would be like hawking

 

[Woody]

It’s Cider Day today

Got a few friends over to sample my first ever batch. I’ve taken the brave decision not to try it beforehand. It may be minging or poisonous but at least we’ll all find out together.

I will photograph the process

 

[TDA]

I've been making non-alcoholic ginger beer for the past couple of months. Only making batches of 2 litres but experimenting with the recipe. I bottled the ninth batch yesterday and judging by the eighth I opened during the week, I have got it just about right now.

What is in the jar will be the basis of the tenth batch to be bottled in another 9 days. It's the original yeast mix just replenished after each batch with more ginger and sugar added each day. It is possible to ferment to an alcoholic result, so maybe I'll look into that sometime.

 

[Joecity]

I've been making non-alcoholic ginger beer for the past couple of months. Only making batches of 2 litres but experimenting with the recipe. I bottled the ninth batch yesterday and judging by the eighth I opened during the week, I have got it just about right now.

What is in the jar will be the basis of the tenth batch to be bottled in another 9 days. It's the original yeast mix just replenished after each batch with more ginger and sugar added each day. It is possible to ferment to an alcoholic result, so maybe I'll look into that sometime.

Like kombusha ?

 

[TDA]

Like kombusha ?

Yes, pretty much the same process.

 

[Melvin Udal]

Like kombusha ?

Never been there…

 

[Woody]

Here's what it looked like

It was actually quite decent. We got through about 7 litres of it tonight and nobody's been sick or started acting like joey deacon. I call that a win.

 

[Jimmytaff]

Here's what it looked like




It was actually quite decent. We got through about 7 litres of it tonight and nobody's been sick or started acting like joey deacon. I call that a win.

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