Cider

[hong]

Likewise guys, prefer mine still too!

[heeby]

when doing Turbo, do you have to sorbate and campden? if yes, what happens if you dont? sorry if these are silly questions!

im not an expert by any means hong but if you campden and sorbate it kills all things like yeast and bacteria and if you want to make it fizzy by priming tne bottles with sugar you need the yeast but if you like it still which i see you do then you should be ok to do this

[lockwood1956]

last batch I split...carbonated half and left the other still

I prefer it still

[heeby]

i tasted mine before i put it into 2 litre bottles ,to prime,and it was palatable at the moment its on the porch clearing and whatever till next tuesday my ,next night off ,cant wait first batch of homemade grog.

[aqua]

the cider with honey I set going tastes fantastic

the honey isn't overpowering at all but you can taste its there, a very soft sweet taste indeed

can you prime it with honey too? or can you only use normal sugar?

[Dave_Pa]

I started mine with Honey and Champaigne Yeast. Let it ferment out and cleared. Wanted to sweeten it up a little and added raw honey. Let set for a few weeks and when I picked it up it was fizzing. So I would say yes you could prim with Honey.

[hong]

when you say to prime with honey what exactly do you mean? is it, simply pour raw honey from jar into PET bottles and add the turbo, just as if you are using honey instead of sugar???

[Deadlydes]

when you say to prime with honey what exactly do you mean? is it, simply pour raw honey from jar into PET bottles and add the turbo, just as if you are using honey instead of sugar???

exactly right Hong.
make sure you give it a good shake after adding the turbo. it may take a while to dissolve the honey but you will get there in the end

[lockwood1956]

Yup

should work just the same

[lockwood1956]

oooooooooooo

we posted simultaniously


how was it for you?

[Deadlydes]

LOL
great
i find priming this way leaves it with a great honey taste and nose.
i also do this with beer/lager occaisionally too, works great!

[hong]

cheers Des, thanks for the swift reply!
so will any honey be ok? like the the type that comes in the squeezie little plastic bottles? oh and then, do you leave the turbo in warm for a few days, then in cold for the rest?

[Deadlydes]

any honey will do
the squeezy is good for conveinience
and yeah same as with sugar. warm for 4-7days then cool for as long as you can leave it

[aqua]

you know I hadn't even thought of squeezy honey

[lockwood1956]

thats ok sugar