[beestie-crawlies]

I drank one of mine a couple of weeks ago, very dry but drinkable, might have needed more than 1 teaspoon of sugar when I bottled up, just to sweeten a bit.

BBQ tomorrow, shall be taking a couple of bottles with me.

[reggyboy]

Try avoid using sugar as a sweetener if possible it gives it a "thin Flavour" your better using honey or syrup or if sugar use brown if for priming after initial fermentation then pure juice can be used.

[Sadgit]

Try avoid using sugar as a sweetener if possible it gives it a "thin Flavour" your better using honey or syrup or if sugar use brown if for priming after initial fermentation then pure juice can be used.

Cool... thanks for the tip. Mine was a tad thin but not much but I did use sugar and honey... this weekend it will be pure honey

[littlepete]

i actually bought a box of apples and stood there and juiced the lot took ages but my word what a great drink.
well recomend you trying it better than a strongbow any day

[Sadgit]

another batch started last night.. using about 500g of runny honey and 1 packet of champagne yeast this time. Looking like a good 10% ABV this time.... blindness here I come

[A. Fallowfield]

Just set a demi-john full going as per a recipe on another forum (which is pretty much the same as on here).
Used Lidl apple juice and I understand the German produced fruit juices don't have lots of chemiclas added, like yeast inhibitors etc.
It's really bubbling away!

[beestie-crawlies]

Mmmmmmmm........

I think I'm going to have to get another batch on the go.

Seeing how I've now finished the last lot!

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, to Mr. Sadgit, if you have no airing cup. you can get an old wardrobe or cupboard in your shed or garage put shelves in it and one of those tube heaters in with a thermostat you can lag the inside to save money and keep it to the temp. you want. Some say that you can use a strong light bulb for the heat with no thermostat.