Lockdown booze recipes

[UrBaN963]

As a newbie to this brewing, is this "foam" normal or has the brew gone bad? Is it part of the fermenting process? It's my first batch that I started on Friday evening.

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That's normal. The yeast reacts with the sugar (fermentation process) and releases CO2 gas (same as in a coke). The bubbles are the CO2 rising to the surface.

When the bubbles stop, fermentation is complete and you have pineapple "beer".

 

[dualmeister]

As a newbie to this brewing, is this "foam" normal or has the brew gone bad? Is it part of the fermenting process? It's my first batch that I started on Friday evening.

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Bubbles means that you are doing it right

 

[dj2381]

As a newbie to this brewing, is this "foam" normal or has the brew gone bad? Is it part of the fermenting process? It's my first batch that I started on Friday evening.

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Looks great, mine looked the same and kicked me proper.

 

[Dan C]

Hi all so made a batch of the Hunters cider, today is the 7th day so it's time to bottle. I have 2lt coke bottles I will be using. Can you give me some advise in terms of best way to bottle it, how much sugar should I add to the bottle, should I cap them straight away and do I need to strain the brew? My first brew so still a bit wet behind the ears here.

hmmm, I normally don't bother with bottles. Just drink it like that, if you need to burp just remember to wear a mask.

 

[Snyper564]

hmmm, I normally don't bother with bottles. Just drink it like that, if you need to burp just remember to wear a mask.

but if you bottle it its nice and fizzy

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

what i do with my chilled bottles is open as fast as I can pour out a glass and cap it if you do this quickly itdoesnt fizz over etc

lucky you
if i open mine quickly over half spills out the bottle about 20cm in the air
i will use half a teaspoon sugar per litre next time

 

[SlowInternet]

Last night I started a batch with the fruit juice recipe but it doesn't have any bubbling. I can just hear a faint fizzing sound. Normal or not ?

 

[dualmeister]

Is it 5 days yet
Imagine those guys waiting 15 years+ for a good whiskey

 

[B-1]

lucky you
if i open mine quickly over half spills out the bottle about 20cm in the air
i will use half a teaspoon sugar per litre next time

Its like winning the f1

 

[B-1]

Last night I started a batch with the fruit juice recipe but it doesn't have any bubbling. I can just hear a faint fizzing sound. Normal or not ?

Yep, should be fine. Some are more active than others or you have a leak somewhere.

 

[Toxxyc]

lucky you
if i open mine quickly over half spills out the bottle about 20cm in the air
i will use half a teaspoon sugar per litre next time

That means your brew isn't fermented to completion, or you have an infection. It's called a "gusher". Half a teaspoon of sugar is the perfect amount to carbonate about 450ml of brew at a time. If yours is gushing like that, you can bottle without any sugar added as it means there is still some left in the brew and it'll carbonate anyway.

 

[Snyper564]

Last night I started a batch with the fruit juice recipe but it doesn't have any bubbling. I can just hear a faint fizzing sound. Normal or not ?

mine over night day 1 https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/lockdown-booze-recipes.1079325/post-25357855

 

[Riaaaaaaaan]

Are you teaching youngsters how to brew ?

Teaching myself first and then the youngsters

i put 1 teaspoon sugar into my 1 litre PET bottles for CO2 stage
i screwed the lids on tightly and monitored them closely
i did uncap them about twice a day for first 2 days to 'burp' them
just gently squeeze the bottles to see how hard they are
they shouldn't be rock hard

when opening them now i have to gently open the cap and let it fizz for about 2 minutes before i can take the cap off else it bubbles out like a shaken champagne bottle, but its worth it, every bottle i pour now has tons of fizz

Perfect thanks

Should I strain before I bottle it at all or can I just ladle it out the bucket?

 

[Dan C]

but if you bottle it its nice and fizzy

 

[Snyper564]

Is it 5 days yet
Imagine those guys waiting 15 years+ for a good whiskey

or waiting 15 years and its a bad one

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Teaching myself first and then the youngsters



Perfect thanks

Should I strain before I bottle it at all or can I just ladle it out the bucket?

entirely up to you
i bottle straiht from the bucket
other people prefer straining it first

 

[Snyper564]

entirely up to you
i bottle straiht from the bucket
other people prefer straining it first

you drink straight from the bucket

 

[B-1]

Is it 5 days yet
Imagine those guys waiting 15 years+ for a good whiskey

I watched a show where they were making barrel aged whiskey and the guy said if you are lucky you get to taste 3 of your own whiskey's in your lifetime. Quite an interesting thought.

 

[Riaaaaaaaan]

entirely up to you
i bottle straiht from the bucket
other people prefer straining it first

Think I'll run it through a siv at least to get rid of any big bits.

 

[SlowInternet]

mine over night day 1 https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/lockdown-booze-recipes.1079325/post-25357855

Nice

Mine doesn't have anything like that. Just looks like normal juice with a faint whizzing sound