My Kilju experiment

[bushman101]

I made some Kilju, and got it pretty clear by just letting it sit and settle (glass in front).

It tasted....kinda bland actually. But I was prepared and had some fruit to squeeze and add into the mix. Kilju takes fruit juice pretty well. I tried orange, lime, lemon and some grenadine. Might also try some berries in next batch (brewing in the back)

 

[day_trippr]

Fascinating - I'd never read/heard of Kilju before. Where are you located?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilju

Cheers!

 

[FLhomeBrewer]

I was reading the back of a hard seltzer can recently and it seemed to point toward the alcohol being fermented sugar with a little extra sugar added after fermentation plus some flavoring. Have you tried hard seltzer, would it be similar to kilju?

 

[Jag75]

What is that ?

Just saw Day trippers link. Never heard of that .

 

[bushman101]

I was reading the back of a hard seltzer can recently and it seemed to point toward the alcohol being fermented sugar with a little extra sugar added after fermentation plus some flavoring. Have you tried hard seltzer, would it be similar to kilju?

Never had hard seltzer, so I don't know if its the same

 

[bushman101]

Fascinating - I'd never read/heard of Kilju before. Where are you located?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilju

Cheers!

heh. Ohio, USA.
I'm just trying different types of brews and styles to make. You never know what you will find or learn

 

[FLhomeBrewer]

From this article: https://beerandbrewing.com/hard-seltzer-at-home/ it seems Kilju is typiucally the backbone of hard seltzer.

bushman, what kind of yeast did you use? And how much sugar to water?

 

[bushman101]

From this article: https://beerandbrewing.com/hard-seltzer-at-home/ it seems Kilju is typiucally the backbone of hard seltzer.

bushman, what kind of yeast did you use? And how much sugar to water?

yeast was K1-V1116

I'll check what the water to sugar ratio was when I get home, but it was around the 10% ABV mark if I remember

 

[bushman101]

Ratio is 6 cups of sugar to every gallon of water
Starting gravity= 1.106
Finishing gravity= 1.002
Abv= 13.65 before sweeting/juice

 

[Lefou]

haha
Had to read this and get educated.

As a vet who was in Korea, we used to laugh and joke about some of the local variations of rice wine that could be had. Soju, kumbok ju, and 'jungle juice', which was a variation and mix of wine, soju, flavored seltzer, and possibly fruits if you had them handy. What we'd call 'kill ju' was more or less a joke for the stuff you'd drank the night before leaving you with a vicious hangover and feeling like death.

 

[ESBrewer]

Kilju is widely brewed (at least) in Finnish prisons in plastic bags from bread crumbs, usually behind the toilet seat so that guards wouldn't notice. Sometimes youngsters brew it at home when they are not legally allowed to buy alcoholic beverages. I'm having hard time to believe that any qualified craft brewer would like to try this at home... For more enjoyable Finnish classic, try Sahti.

 

[bushman101]

Kilju is widely brewed (at least) in Finnish prisons in plastic bags from bread crumbs, usually behind the toilet seat so that guards wouldn't notice. Sometimes youngsters brew it at home when they are not legally allowed to buy alcoholic beverages. I'm having hard time to believe that any qualified craft brewer would like to try this at home... For more enjoyable Finnish classic, try Sahti.

heh, maybe . But the Kilju experiment was just that, an experiment. Something new to try and an exercise in brewing.

hmmm...the Sahti looks interesting. I'm rather fond of Juniper berries in brew

 

[sixt3]

have a look thru this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/sparkling-hard-water-recipe.632001/

 

[bushman101]

I just tried some Hard Seltzer this weekend (Platform Black Cherry), and I can see some similarities.
Might try to get some Black Cherry extract and see how close I can get.

 

[Danieljhb]

Ratio is 6 cups of sugar to every gallon of water
Starting gravity= 1.106
Finishing gravity= 1.002
Abv= 13.65 before sweeting/juice

@bushman101
How long did it take to ferment out?

 

[bushman101]

@bushman101
How long did it take to ferment out?

I started it Feb 24th and bottled it Apr 13.....so 48 days? It didn't actually take that long, I was lazy and kind of let it sit in the carboy for a while extra