Make your own cider in a week.

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Dec 16th, '06, 21:21

Stinky wrote:What is good to keep this all in as I don't know what a demijar is and I have no 4 litre bottles in my house .

If your playing with the Turbo cider and not being very serious about it. Just use something that can hold 4 litres of fluid and cover top tightly with something like a plastic sheet.

You don't really want any bad air gettin into the fluid and giving it a bug of some sort that will make it go off. But it will need to be able to let off some steam if all gets too much inside.

Steralize useing steralizing tablets or boiling water if all else fails.

Look at the pic that Mondy has posted and you will see an airlock on top which is half filled with water. This lets air out but not in.

Don't go worrying too much with the cider as it won't be fermenting too
long.

Another great brewing site if you want to get serious

http://www.art-of-brewing.co.uk/acatalog/intro.html

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Dec 16th, '06, 21:24

V6 Mondy wrote:Firstly i think its spelt Demijohn like below, you can get them in Wilkinsons stinky

What have you got on the brew there mate?? Hope it ain't the cider as it does have create abit of froff and you ain't got alot of room left in the top

andy198712 · Post by **andy198712** » Dec 17th, '06, 01:43

i got some of those in the garage i think might clean them out and give it a go

cheers, happy chugging

V6 Mondy · Post by **V6 Mondy** » Dec 17th, '06, 10:12

Thats not mine, its a piccy i grabbed of google to show stinky what a demijohn is.
havent made any for a while though

- sounds like an idea though

devilride · Post by **devilride** » Jan 14th, '07, 11:50

Exeter home brew centre is 2 mins from my house.....guess where Im going today?!

Cheers Blimey, I've been meaning to brew me own cider for ages and you've just reminded me!

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Jan 14th, '07, 15:26

devilride wrote:Exeter home brew centre is 2 mins from my house.....guess where Im going today?!

Cheers Blimey, I've been meaning to brew me own cider for ages and you've just reminded me!

Just finished 4 lts of the stuff. A bit dry but i will add some lemonade to sweeten it up. Strong as though

Maver-Nick · Post by **Maver-Nick** » Jan 14th, '07, 15:35

Just knecking one of your bottles of home made red wine now Mark...

So, as chief sampler, I expect a bottle of the new stuff at the pub meet on Tuesday...

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Jan 14th, '07, 15:53

Got one bottle left of RED wine out of 90 i have made in 3 months

The stuff is addictive. Just starting 30 bottles of SHIRAZ ready in 4 weeks

V6 Mondy · Post by **V6 Mondy** » Jan 15th, '07, 19:10

Just drank my first demijohn of cider (well not in one go) i got another one ready to bottle too

Then to do some more

watters · Post by **watters** » Apr 12th, '07, 02:53

did anybody else try this?
just curious how it turned out and how easy it was, think ill try it on the weekend!!

also,how do you make your wine blimey?

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Apr 12th, '07, 10:30

watters wrote:did anybody else try this?
just curious how it turned out and how easy it was, think ill try it on the weekend!!

also,how do you make your wine blimey?

Won't be bothering with the cider again as its too hard trying to get the right sweetness with the amount of sugar to add. Very strong and cloudy though

But how cheap you can buy cider for it ain't worth it unless your making loads.

Wine kits i buy from the HOMEBREW STORE in Londis on Exeter quay. Range from £25 to £60 for 25 lts depending on quality.

If you buy the £30 conniesur kits (4 week kit) it will work out a £1 a bottle. When complete, you can drink it right away but i have just drank a bottle that is 4 months old and is gorgeous. Needs to mature for at 3 months really to get right taste.