Turbo Cider help

roadrunner16

Hello all.
New on here and new to home brewing,
any way I recently just finished my first batch of turbo cider using a Pat macks brewing cap .

however its not as nice as I expected, the taste is fine, but its got a slightly yeasty smell to the drink.

my method was as follows.

1.5 litres of cheap apple juice ( clear from concentrate)
1/2 a cup of sugar
and a pat macks brewing cap

I left it for 6 days in the hot press and then left it for 3 days in the fridge to clear up. but im still left with a yeast filled cloudy drink, I dont mind the cloudyness so much but if its something I can fix then I'd like to.

any tips , suggestions or useful trick i'm missing would be greatly appreciated.

many thanks in advance
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BeerNut

Time is your best bet. Put it away somewhere cool and dark for six months and have another taste then.

Using a not-from-concentrate juice, no sugar and a proper cider yeast will get you better results. Like most things, the more time and effort you put in the better your results will be.

When a product promises to make home brewing quick and simple it's usually compromising something, usually the quality of the drink. It's worth putting the effort in to learn a few basics, and especially with something as straightforward as cider: good quality juice, yeast, and patience will make the best cider.

Khannie

roadrunner16 wrote: »

1.5 litres of cheap apple juice ( clear from concentrate)

I never found this to taste any good, even after a long time in the bottle. It really is worth paying the small bit extra for the cloudy stuff.

roadrunner16

BeerNut wrote: »

Time is your best bet. Put it away somewhere cool and dark for six months and have another taste then.

Using a not-from-concentrate juice, no sugar and a proper cider yeast will get you better results. Like most things, the more time and effort you put in the better your results will be.

When a product promises to make home brewing quick and simple it's usually compromising something, usually the quality of the drink. It's worth putting the effort in to learn a few basics, and especially with something as straightforward as cider: good quality juice, yeast, and patience will make the best cider.

ok, thats helps a good bit, may I ask why no sugar ?

Donadea Leo

There is enough natural sugar in the apple juice to produce cider of around 5%. Some people add honey or other fruits (see other threads on that) that will also increase alcohol content.