Strawberry Turbo "Cider"

[RaymondReddington]

Hi all I'm looking at giving this a go and following this recipe https://youtu.be/jLycH3ktLfk in a 1 Gallon DJ

I am looking at making it taste more of strawberry and am thinking of doing 2ltr Strawberry and 2.5ltr Apple.

I have a couple of questions

1. I bought Asda apple juice from concentrate, do I need to boil this as I do the Ribena?

2. Will the ratio of Strawberry to Apple ferment ok and what abv am I looking at?

I will be using a Champagne yeast and adding the Pectolase, Glycerine and Yeast nutrient as in the video too. This will be my first ever turbo cider brew and only my second brew ever so any advice or critique (constructive) will be welcome.

Thanks

 

[barnaclebob]

How much extra sugar is added?

 

[Maylar]

Don't boil anything.

 

[RaymondReddington]

Don't boil anything.

Not even the Ribena?

 

[Maylar]

Nope. There aren't any "nasties" in there. Boiling fruit juice usually sets the pectins and the cider will not clear.

Are you in the UK?

 

[RaymondReddington]

Nope. There aren't any "nasties" in there. Boiling fruit juice usually sets the pectins and the cider will not clear.

Are you in the UK?

Yes I'm in the UK.

Thinking of using the Ribena syrup instead with Pectolase

 

[RaymondReddington]

How much extra sugar is added?

Do you mean for carbonation and back sweetening?

 

[RaymondReddington]

Bump

 

[Maylar]

Sorry, but we can't really advise you. The juices you're using are British and nobody here has any experience with them. If the recipe looks doable to you then I suggest following the directions verbatim and see how it comes out. Or, pick one of the recipes here and we can offer guidance if you run into trouble.

 

[RaymondReddington]

Sorry, but we can't really advise you. The juices you're using are British and nobody here has any experience with them. If the recipe looks doable to you then I suggest following the directions verbatim and see how it comes out. Or, pick one of the recipes here and we can offer guidance if you run into trouble.

Thanks

 

[snakehipsbrodie]

Brewmaster Ben is pretty spot on with his recipes so I would just follow him. I am also new to turbo cider and have been playing around with recipes but usually use him as a guide line. I'd only boil anything that is a juice drink as its half juice, half water so gets rid of the H2O. Other than that, just go with your gut. I've just made a skittles cider, 350g skittles, 4L apple juice and the other essentials.
Add more sugar if you want it stronger. The first one I did was 9+%, which will be fun!