Tanga
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So... got some oztops for my birthday (thanks Mum, for listening to my oh so blatant hints). One of the things I brewed was some alcowater and, mixed with cordial, the flavour is actually remarkably like an alcopop (does anyone remember sub-zero? - pretty close to that). So far I've only tried lemon and barley cordial and I get a nice pub squash (though it does have a little bit of a winey back-bite which I'll be looking to eliminate in the future). I still prefer it to cruisers though. Next I'll be trying it with a ginger beer cordial.
Recipe
1.8 L boiled (cooled) water
180g dextrose
20 mL lemon juice
It was a slow ferment (especially for oztops), probably because of the lack of nutrients and because the bottled juice has preservatives (oops, should have checked first). Next time I'll be using some nutrient and real lemon juice (probably only 10 mL though, since that's closer to the recommended acidity).
It ends up as 6% alc. / volume, so with cordial added not much meatier than cruisers, but for around 50c / L (taking into consideration the yeast, nutrient, dextrose, etc). I call that a success.
Oh, and my cider's better than most commercial varieties I've tried (except for bulmers).
Recipe
1.8 L boiled (cooled) water
180g dextrose
20 mL lemon juice
It was a slow ferment (especially for oztops), probably because of the lack of nutrients and because the bottled juice has preservatives (oops, should have checked first). Next time I'll be using some nutrient and real lemon juice (probably only 10 mL though, since that's closer to the recommended acidity).
It ends up as 6% alc. / volume, so with cordial added not much meatier than cruisers, but for around 50c / L (taking into consideration the yeast, nutrient, dextrose, etc). I call that a success.
Oh, and my cider's better than most commercial varieties I've tried (except for bulmers).