Lockdown booze recipes

[Snyper564]

Is this normal? Too much yeast? Not enough sugar?

thats normal you actually want to see it settle

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Is this normal? Too much yeast? Not enough sugar?

perfectly normal
when you pour just go slow and leave that part there
remember to rinse your bottles immediately so they are clean for your next batch
i usually just do a quick 10 second rinse

 

[Frankie23]

i see they have bottles in stock

1L PET Beer Bottles (20 boxed with caps)

brewmart.co.za

Awesome, thanks!

And these work just as well as glass bottles?

Would there be any difference if I use regular 2L Coke bottles? Besides the fact that they'll be clear in colour, instead of amber?

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Awesome, thanks!

And these work just as well as glass bottles?

Would there be any difference if I use regular 2L Coke bottles? Besides the fact that they'll be clear in colour, instead of amber?

ive never had a PET bottle burst
but i would assume coke bottles are better seen as they are super thick
just an opinion

 

[LinuxMan]

Is this normal? Too much yeast? Not enough sugar?

That's normal, you want the yeast at the bottom to settle to continue carbonation. I alsways use sparkling water bottles as they can handle much higher pressures. Just open them very slowly when they ready from the fridge. Otherwise bye bye beer..

 

[crack2483]

Well I only ended up adding 5g of sugar when bottling. was told if anything explodes I'm in big kak

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

a level teaspoon should be good on a 1 litre bottle

 

[LinuxMan]

I never add any extra sugar and they carbonate perfectly. No need to burp them at all.

 

[Toxxyc]

I never add any extra sugar and they carbonate perfectly. No need to burp them at all.

Then you bottle before your fermentation is complete. Bottle bombs waiting to happen.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

ja these diy mampoer recipes we do i dont carbonate anymore
i just drink it as it is
couldnt be bothered risking my homebrews exploding

 

[Riaaaaaaaan]

Hi all, hope the lockdown is treating your brewing skills well.

I have managed to get hold of quite a nice size watermelon and want to start a brew today using it. Could anyone advise the process if they have done it before and how much water, sugar and yeast etc to add.

Thanks in advance

 

[LinuxMan]

Then you bottle before your fermentation is complete. Bottle bombs waiting to happen.

Never had an issue.
Stage 1 Fermentation in the container for 3 days.
Stage 2 Fermentation in the bottles at room temp for 2 days.
Then in the fridge for a day.
End result is pretty good, just make sure you leave enough room for carbonation.

 

[binloud]

Never had an issue.
Stage 1 Fermentation in the container for 3 days.
Stage 2 Fermentation in the bottles at room temp for 2 days.
Then in the fridge for a day.
End result is pretty good, just make sure you leave enough room for carbonation.

Your fermentation is too short, you likely going to have a very low % alc, secondary fermentation will only result in negligible alc% like 0.25%.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/does-alcohol-increase-during-bottle-conditioning.146189/

 

[LinuxMan]

Your fermentation is too short, you likely going to have a very low % alc, secondary fermentation will only result in negligible alc% like 0.25%.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/does-alcohol-increase-during-bottle-conditioning.146189/

They quite strong hey, haven't had any problems to date..

 

[bwana]

Bottled the kvass today. Crystal clear after the agar but now I'm worried it might not have enough yeast left in suspension to bottle ferment.

9l of CrAp went in the box for the weekend.

Day 5 of my Rhodes juice brew and its still pretty sweet. Fermentation seems to be going very slowly. Note to self. next time add more yeast. 1/2 tsp for 2 L is not enough.

I use 1tsp (5g) for 9l so that should be plenty.

Well I only ended up adding 5g of sugar when bottling. was told if anything explodes I'm in big kak

I haven't had any bombs go off, though I did have one ceiling spray, but I let them bottle ferment in a rigid cooler just in case...

 

[binloud]

They quite strong hey, haven't had any problems to date..

Okay great, look with warmth and lots of sugar you should be fine. If you cant check the gravity then just taste how sweet it is, if you bottle and still slightly sweet its probably too short.

 

[Toxxyc]

Never had an issue.
Stage 1 Fermentation in the container for 3 days.
Stage 2 Fermentation in the bottles at room temp for 2 days.
Then in the fridge for a day.
End result is pretty good, just make sure you leave enough room for carbonation.

You're guesstimating. One bit of cold and it takes a day or two longer than expected and you end up with bottle bombs. Let it complete in the primary container, THEN bottle.

Bottled the kvass today. Crystal clear after the agar but now I'm worried it might not have enough yeast left in suspension to bottle ferment.

There's enough yeast. Trust me, there's enough yeast. Unless you filter with commercial beer filtering equipment, you stabilize with chemicals or your pastuerise your beer, there will be enough yeast willing to do the job in the final product.

 

[bwana]

There's enough yeast. Trust me, there's enough yeast. Unless you filter with commercial beer filtering equipment, you stabilize with chemicals or your pastuerise your beer, there will be enough yeast willing to do the job in the final product.

Thanks - good to know. Worse comes to worse I'll have to soda stream it.

 

[LinuxMan]

Okay great, look with warmth and lots of sugar you should be fine. If you cant check the gravity then just taste how sweet it is, if you bottle and still slightly sweet its probably too short.

Thanks that's a great tip.

 

[LinuxMan]

You're guesstimating. One bit of cold and it takes a day or two longer than expected and you end up with bottle bombs. Let it complete in the primary container, THEN bottle.



There's enough yeast. Trust me, there's enough yeast. Unless you filter with commercial beer filtering equipment, you stabilize with chemicals or your pastuerise your beer, there will be enough yeast willing to do the job in the final product.

Thanks man, I will try that and see how it goes.