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Brigalow K & K
Posted: Monday Jul 02, 2007 8:58 pm
by Jedo_03
Recent newbie to the forum - old school
Have brewed a good few Brigalow ciders - always used white sugar and the brigalow yeast and nutrient - always turned out to our satisfaction (apart from the May 07 brew which didn't have much of a chance at secondary as the weather turned cold in June - drinkable though...)
Anyways (might as well be Modern, Ey...) Just put on a Brigalows using 1kg Brewiser Dextrose, 2L Berri Apple Juice, 2 large G Smith apples (peeled and quartered - though I don't know why - see my previous post, Zider)... Now the missus is grumbling a bit: the Brigalows was $5.99, Dextrose $3.50, Apple Juice $4.69, G Smiths $1.70 - and by her reckoning that's $8.79 DEARER than our normal brew ($6.99) - so it's to be hoped that this brew will be 150% superior to the stuff we usually quaff...
We'll have to wait and see... Ey...
cheers
Jedo
Posted: Monday Jul 02, 2007 9:58 pm
by rwh
The relationship between price/effort and quality isn't linear; it's exponential. Just like anything in life.
thats cheap
Posted: Tuesday Jul 17, 2007 6:34 am
by gazpachos0up
where do you get cider kits for 5.99, thats a bargain even if it is brigalow.
Posted: Tuesday Jul 17, 2007 10:07 am
by Chris
Yes, but it's still Brigalow...
Posted: Monday Jul 30, 2007 8:23 pm
by gazpachos0up
Yes but its still cheap, you can make them better you know. For a cheap girly brew
Posted: Monday Jul 30, 2007 9:30 pm
by scanman
When you go against the price of a case of the commercial stuff, like Bulmers Strongbow, its dirt cheap!
Davo
Posted: Tuesday Jul 31, 2007 10:40 am
by drsmurto
Its been a while since i had a good whinge about artificial sweeteners......
Cider kit is $6 on sale, all that provides is a subtle ginger taste and a dumpload of artificial sweetner.
I use 1 kg of fresh ginger when making GB, can get that for $10 from an asian grocery store.
If you must add a sweetner, use lactose if you arent lactose intolerant, or buy yourself a jar of Splenda.
Slightly more expensive than when its on sale but you are ahead when its not.
Or make a plant as has been discussed recently.
Rant over.
DrSMurto
Posted: Friday Aug 03, 2007 8:16 am
by Chris
Stevia would be better than Splenda if trying to avoid that artificial sweetener taste.
Posted: Sunday Aug 05, 2007 8:35 pm
by Jedo_03
Concerning my previous post - enhanced Brigalows...
Well brewed ok...
Cloudy as The Lake District in June
Bottled it anyway...
5 weeks now - and still cant see daylight through the murky liquor
Worse still - next brew cawked it - looked like the surface of the moon after just 3 days... Damn raw apples...
Jedo
Recent newbie to the forum - old school
Have brewed a good few Brigalow ciders - always used white sugar and the brigalow yeast and nutrient - always turned out to our satisfaction (apart from the May 07 brew which didn't have much of a chance at secondary as the weather turned cold in June - drinkable though...)
Anyways (might as well be Modern, Ey...) Just put on a Brigalows using 1kg Brewiser Dextrose, 2L Berri Apple Juice, 2 large G Smith apples (peeled and quartered - though I don't know why - see my previous post, Zider)... Now the missus is grumbling a bit: the Brigalows was $5.99, Dextrose $3.50, Apple Juice $4.69, G Smiths $1.70 - and by her reckoning that's $8.79 DEARER than our normal brew ($6.99) - so it's to be hoped that this brew will be 150% superior to the stuff we usually quaff...
We'll have to wait and see... Ey...
cheers
Jedo