Lockdown booze recipes

[Pineapple Smurf]

You need about 4 or 5 of the 5 litre containers, making a batch every second day.
This will give you about 2 litres of jungle juice a day since you only get about 4 litres into a container after adding all the secret herbs and spices to the mix.

i am using 2 x 20 litre containers for the pineapple ciders and a 30 litre Container for my 21 litre Coopers beers

 

[B-1]

yup, thats why im glad i wrapped my 3 brews in electric blanket connected to my thermostat controller, it goes up and down 21.7 - 22.3 degrees all day and night

The cooler temps are good for the ciders flavour but I ended up drinking most of my weekend stash of ginger beer during the week so I'm low on the supply side again.
Luckily with the keg I don't have to worry about bottle bombs but I need to get the primary fermentation done at least and its bubbling like a steam train at the moment.

Will brew my red ale as well this weekend so should be good between the two batches in 2 weeks.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

The cooler temps are good for the ciders flavour but I ended up drinking most of my weekend stash of ginger beer during the week so I'm low on the supply side again.
Luckily with the keg I don't have to worry about bottle bombs but I need to get the primary fermentation done at least and its bubbling like a steam train at the moment.

Will brew my red ale as well this weekend so should be good between the two batches in 2 weeks.

sounds awesome
so what temp would you recommend my pineapple cider to be sitting at here in the fermenting process? its been hovering around the 22 degree mark since Sunday morning

 

[rietrot]

i am using 2 x 20 litre containers for the pineapple ciders and a 30 litre Container for my 21 litre Coopers beers

60l at a time. /2l to drink per day = 30 days.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

60l at a time. /2l to drink per day = 30 days.

im picking up another bucket next week and then gonna do 2 x Coopers at a time
i have 6 Cooper tins to make, so that will give me over 120 litres which is good for 2 months
just hope my supplier can get more Coopers into the country
getting tired of this Cider kak everyday

 

[patrick123]

60l at a time. /2l to drink per day = 30 days.

 

[SeRpEnT]

I guess my tolerance has decreased, it's been over a month since a beer or a few glasses of wine

I still have a draught of Soweto Gold as my last backup beer. Not sure whether I should drink it at my next big braai or whether I should keep it for Christmas or New Years celebrations in case a worst-case-scenario plays out....

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Yeah i still have 2 x 500ml Black Label tins stashed away deep in a cupboard in the kitchen for a special occasion like Christmas

 

[Quad Pipe]

So my coca-cola ginger beer is showing some life. A bit foamy on top, the inside of the 5l fermenting bottle has lots of condensation and a definite fermenting smell coming from the airlock.

 

[Sir Bob]

Yeah i still have 2 x 500ml Black Label tins stashed away deep in a cupboard in the kitchen for a special occasion like Christmas

If this lasts till Christmas you could sell them for a fortune. Alcohol will be the next currency fad. bitcoin, toilet paper then booze.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

If this lasts till Christmas you could sell them for a fortune. Alcohol will be the next currency fad. bitcoin, toilet paper then booze.

nope
illegal to sell alcohol
illegal to transport it
so someone is gonna have to come to my place and drink it here
and then put down a crispy R200 note on the counter for a Jam Sandwich that i made.

 

[BigAl-sa]

nope
illegal to sell alcohol
illegal to transport it
so someone is gonna have to come to my place and drink it here
and then put down a crispy R200 note on the counter for a Jam Sandwich that i made.

Sandwich, you're generous. Half a slice of bread would be more like it

 

[BigAl-sa]

im picking up another bucket next week and then gonna do 2 x Coopers at a time
i have 6 Cooper tins to make, so that will give me over 120 litres which is good for 2 months
just hope my supplier can get more Coopers into the country
getting tired of this Cider kak everyday

What happened to the tin you got from your tjom in GB? Didn't you put that down already?

 

[B-1]

sounds awesome
so what temp would you recommend my pineapple cider to be sitting at here in the fermenting process? its been hovering around the 22 degree mark since Sunday morning

This depends a lot on the yeast strain. Lager yeasts for instance are affected at much lower temps than what I mention below for typical ale yeast.
When you go above 25C the fusel alcohols become a real pain and really affects the flavour and aromas. From 20-25C they still have a noticeable effect but in a fruit wine you can usually live with them. 15-20C is the sweet spot for ale yeast and you need to adjust based on the beer style you are brewing. So if you look at a style chart and it mentions fruity flavours then you can go in the 19-22 range. If it says crisp then you want to ferment on the low side. But its got a lot to do with what you enjoy and the yeast/mash/adjuncts in your beer. The best is to brew two of the same and just change the fermentation temperature and see which you enjoy more.

 

[Snyper564]

This depends a lot on the yeast strain. Lager yeasts for instance are affected at much lower temps than what I mention below for typical ale yeast.
When you go above 25C the fusel alcohols become a real pain and really affects the flavour and aromas. From 20-25C they still have a noticeable effect but in a fruit wine you can usually live with them. 15-20C is the sweet spot for ale yeast and you need to adjust based on the beer style you are brewing. So if you look at a style chart and it mentions fruity flavours then you can go in the 19-22 range. If it says crisp then you want to ferment on the low side. But its got a lot to do with what you enjoy and the yeast/mash/adjuncts in your beer. The best is to brew two of the same and just change the fermentation temperature and see which you enjoy more.

Just to be clear here we are all using R5 baking and brewers yeast

 

[LinuxMan]

Just to be clear here we are all using R5 baking and brewers yeast

pretty much yeah.

 

[dj2381]

The cold is definitely having an effect on my 2x brews, still bubbling generously on day 7, tomorrow is the 1st taste test/drinking, it seems to look a lot fizzier than my previous attempt.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

6L bottled
6L boiling

 

[B-1]

Just to be clear here we are all using R5 baking and brewers yeast

Bakers yeast is the ugly step sister for brewing but still part of the family line
So the basics still applies.

 

[Steamy Tom]

6L bottled
6L boiling

see this guy gets it