Hello all!
Have you guys any suggestions for a first time home brew kit for a cider?
I've had a bash at 2 beers so far, one is finished successfully and the 2ns is still in the FV.
I'll more than likely be buying from homebrewwest so if anyone has any experience of ciders bought from those guys it would greatly appreciated if you could share any recommendations?
Thanks,
Colin
Autumn Blush
It does need to stand
A Lidl special is what you want.
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I agree with Eoin. Lidl apple juice, yeast nutrient, yeast and a couple of teabags. Simples!
Autumn Blush? - Will look into that one now.
Lidl Special? - Sounds very interesting . . . presume the yeast and yeast nutrient are available from homebrewwest? Normal teabags? what do they do?
They add tannin that would normally be in a cider apple.
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Throw in a few jars of honey while you're at it. Let it ferment dry then add Lidl apple juice or sprite to taste when serving.
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Fish Jam it's your 3rd brew do a muntons Autumn Blush, leave the witches brew until you are a little bit further down the track, it's a quality 2 can kit but will take time to mature.
will do boss 8)
In the meantime get a few demijohns of Lidl special on. The longer it stands the better it gets.
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Or you could piss is a bottle and see how long that takes to ferment, it's gonna taste the same:)
was debating taking a wizzer into a bottle but i just bought a Finlandia Cider 1.45kg Kit instead, hope its nicer :)
http://www.homebrewwest.ie/finlandia-cider-145-kg-kit-1349-p.asp
Just bought this too, tis the season and all . . .
http://www.homebrewwest.ie/coopers-india-pale-ale-32-kg-ingredient-pack-2961-p.asp
what you's think?
Finlandia would probably have been my second choice
I don't know the pale
Get er brewed have good prices on kits at the mo
is there a better pale you'd recommend? I haven't hit "checkout" yet
That IPA is nice. Dryhop the hell outta it and it's great.
so when you say "dryhop" you mean i should do what?
To put it simply - Once primary fermentation is done, chuck some hops in for a week.
Have a read off this : http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2732.0.html (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2732.0.html)
You tube it, pretty simple process just remember though sanitation and latest thinking is 3-5 days
cheers guys, will check it out now . . . no doubt i'll be back with more questions soon ;D
Quote from: CH on December 13, 2013, 09:54:37 PM
Finlandia would probably have been my second choice
I don't know the pale
Get er brewed have good prices on kits at the mo
Sorry this was my first choice, but by a country mile the best kit cider I've ever had
http://www.homebrewwest.ie/muntons-premium-gold-autumn-blush-cider-422-p.asp
The good thing about the finlandia kit is that it doesn't need a whole lot of patience and there's more residual sweetness so less fiddling around with backsweetening etc. It's also cheap as chips.
Ditto on the Lidl special. I've made a few small and one large batch of the store-bought apple juice-sugar-nutrient-tea bags. Don't tell the rest of the club, but I've also done well with the Tesco Sun Grown juice from concentrate 85c/1.5L ain't too bad. Maybe my American taste buds have already been fried, though. Good luck and keep trying different things.
Got my order but received brewmaker cider instead of the Finlandia!!!! Grrr
Started a new thread about the Brewmaker Brand if anyone has any tips?
Quote from: LordEoin on December 13, 2013, 10:34:02 PM
To put it simply - Once primary fermentation is done, chuck some hops in for a week.
Have a read off this : http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2732.0.html (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2732.0.html)
LordEoin - what do i need to buy to "dryhop"? I want to get my bits sorted for when i brew this IPA. Do i just need hops and a muslin bag? is there a hop you'd recommend for this kit?
Need: hops (you can just chuck them in loose.
My preferred: hops, muslin bag (60cent), bag of marbles to weigh it down (€1)
Any hop you like the taste and smell of will do. You'll be the one drinking it, so brew it to your taste.
More traditionally something like challenger, fuggles, goldings, target but personally I prefer hops like cascade, willamette, motueka, bramling cross. One of the last IPAs I made was with 40g bramling cross and 40g styrian goldings and it was great.
Here's a great resource for hops to style: http://byo.com/resources/hops (http://byo.com/resources/hops)
Thanks again LordEoin, will maybe try fuggles - from what I've read it should go well with my IPA.
Lost my marbles years ago, they'll be hard to replace though ....
Don't forget to sterilise everything a piece cat gut tied around top helps retrieval or a sterilised metal coat hanger