Beech gin noyau
- Thread starter TallTom
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Yes, it usually ends up that rather dubious colour. Be prepared to be the butt of jokes when drinking it. Good stuff though.
Assuming, of course, that that is beech leaf gin
Assuming, of course, that that is beech leaf gin
Wilko is your friend there - http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/wilko-wide-neck-fermenter-25l/invt/0075885
A good sized funnel and a siphon with a tap is a good investment too. You can brew with granulated sugar but invert brewing sugar dissolves faster and ferments better, albeit a bit more expensive.
Ah brilliant thanks for the tip.
I found this...
http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/kilner-homebrew-instrument-kit/invt/0404317
Do you recon that's a good start? I'll also get some funnels.. only a quid. And maybe that barrel you suggested too.
The 'barrel' is a better fermenter for wine than the bucket as the lid has a hole for a bung and air-lock (always assuming you don't let it run dry, oops, raspberry vinegar anyone?) which prevents the must being open to the air after the yeast is pitched. Any residual air is quickly purged by the CO2 given off by fermentation. True, a loosely fitted lid will keep the air out for the most part and a vigorous beer fermenting away copes well with draughts and any changes in room temperature. Wine often takes longer to ferment than beer as there's more sugar to digest and the increasing toxicity of the alcohol in the mix takes its toll on the productivity of the yeast, so the added protection of the air-lock protects your 'investment' in the wine a little better. Chances are there's more than £5's worth of sugar and other ingredients (even if they're foraged there's a lot of effort involved) going into 25 litres of wine must so not having the first one ruin pays for the extra cost of the fermenter.
The kit looks fine for the money, although a longer siphon tube would make for faster bottling when the time comes as you can make the levels significantly different.
The kit looks fine for the money, although a longer siphon tube would make for faster bottling when the time comes as you can make the levels significantly different.
Great info thank you adze, picked some more elder today as work happen to have cut a tree down, got about 50 heads out of it.
This has gone off topic a bit
I will buy some bits and may even share my experience in a new thread.
Thank you for your help.
Finished mine up too, with much less sugar, and added a couple of vanilla pods. I like the result.
