Brewing 20%ABV alcohol

[twinturbo]

It just seems odd to steralise the equipment and then risk the £30 of ingridients on the water that may introduce mor contaminents than the steralising took out.

But combi water is much safer than tank water, best to let it run for a couple of minuets though to ensure the water as not sat in the exchanger and pipes.


It is 15 years since I last did any homebrew and it was normal bitter though.

TT

[K4KEV]

Still got rapid fermentation but the peak was yesterday as it always is, brew will now be around 13-14% abv....there wont be much to report over the next 6-8 days as the fermentation will settle down as each day passes

[K4KEV]

Another short movie for today...still bbubbbbbling away

[baz-r]

i make beer all the time with 5l of bioling water then top up to 40pints with cold tap water
always works fine and never any probs

whats the hangover like on the turbo yeast?

[K4KEV]

A damn sight better than beer Baz one day after drinking just over a litre my hangover consisted of a mild headache but no qeasiness/woosinness ...it comes highly recommended

[K4KEV]

nothing to report just another day bubbling away ....starting to show signs of slowing which means the sugar is nearly used up....wont be long now (better not be, I am down to my last 1.5L bottle which is good for 3 days)

[K4KEV]

Right on time ....you can almost set your watch by it .....apart from the odd bubble fermentation is just about complete, so will be looking at racking it off to another container and adding the finings to clear it, will be on that tomorrow and bottled to drink on Sunday....it will be like the packet said 7days although mine is only 20% and not 23%.

flat calm

[K4KEV]

Rightyo...all fermentation has now ceased altogether and the clip below shows the specific gravity has plumetted to nearly off the scale meaning I have achieved the 20% that I like to get, so a quick sterilization of gear needed to rack off to another container so I can put sachet A of the turbo clear (finings)
that went in at 2030 so sachet B will be going in soon and then hopefully ready to bottle and drink tomorrow.

[K4KEV]

Time for the turbo klar or clear to you and me

[K4KEV]

As of today it is still a little foggy so I am going to give it until tomorrow and then I am bottling it regardless and it can settle out in the bottles....more out of necessity cos I have not of my last batch left