Recent content by reidy125

Haha bambi. Thanks for this, it's reassuring. I'll go straight from primary to bottle, if it's clear enough in a few days. I'm not surprised yours packs such a punch if you added that much sugar! I added 600g to the 22 litres so I'm expecting about 8.5% which is more than I have planned (1058...

That's reassuring bambi! Would you mind telling me more about the process? Did you leave it in the primary the whole time or transfer to secondary/bottle? Also how long did you leave it at each stage for? Hoping this will be ready for Xmas!

Hi, yes it was a recipe I found on a forum, recommending 5 tsp of nutrient. Hopefully the primary fermentation will clean up the smell then! I'll leave it another week. Thanks for your advice. Has anyone else experienced this kind of aroma? I was wondering if it is was normal this early in...

Hi All, On Monday evening I brewed my first turbo cider. 22l AJ 100% from concentrate 600g sugar (dissolved on the hob in 1l AJ) Strong tea (6 bags) 5 tsp pectolase 5 tsp yeast nutrient 3 tsp Youngs super wine yeast OG 1058 I tested gravity 2 days later 1044 - brew smelled kind...