TC with Extras anyone?

[mattfuzzy]

hey everyone
im thinking of making TC now i have 4 x 5L demijons and so i was thinking (and i read around here somewhere i think) about adding syrup to it amongst other things to make a better TC.

anyone used syrup in TC? if so how much? how long did it take to ferment for how much you used?

used anything else and produced "the best TC ever?" if so, what? i wish to know everything i possibly can about TC to make the best i can (without the years of trial and error)

im also interested in mead, so was thinking about a mead/TC hybrid and wondering how long that would take to ferment out if say for example i used 4L somerfields AJ with half a tin (200 - 300g or so i think) golden syrup.

-matt

[drsmurto]

A mead/cider hybrid is a metheglin or a cyser (i think)

I have a cyser in secondary atm.

1.2 L apple juice
2.4 L Apple and pear juice
750 g honey
500 g raspberries
EC-1118 champagne yeast

Think the abv will be 12-15% or thereabouts. Spent 4 weeks in primary and will leave another 4 weeks before tasting again. Its drinkable now but something this strong will definitely improve with age. If only i had a spare oak barrel to put it on!

As for spices - try cloves, cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods.

[mattfuzzy]

hey thanks for the info, i dont know much about spices and such (unless its chilli) will try out some of them sticks (vanila and such)

in the end for my first TC i got bubbling next to me i went for 4L somerfields own AJ with a whole (400g i think) tin of tate and lyles golden syrup in, which should produce 10% TC if this goes well i will be making about 10L more for christmas aswell
the whole tin produces 5% i think, and the AJ on its own should produce 5%, not sure what the syrup will do for the taste yet though.
-matt

[J_P]

I'm about to kick off a turbo and cranberry this evening with 150g of brewers sugar and champagne yeast (gervin no10 I think)

Should be interesting

[Vossy1]

I've done a Cranberry TC J_P. It came out drier than an ordinary TC so you may need to sweeten when it's done...unless you like dry cider that is

I think it had something to do with Cranberry's tasting on the dry side anyway.

[subzero]

I'm going to be trying some new stuff with shyrups but cant find any. DO you know where i can get some like soda stream???

[J_P]

I've done a Cranberry TC J_P. It came out drier than an ordinary TC so you may need to sweeten when it's done...unless you like dry cider that is

I think it had something to do with Cranberry's tasting on the dry side anyway.

I'm planning on adding a sweetener to the bottles as well as priming sugars to counteract the extra dryness

[Vossy1]

Blueberry's well worth a go also

[mattfuzzy]

well the yeast i used was lalvin ec-1118 i think, not sure what itll turn out like its a champagne yeast (for the 10% alcohol) had a little taste earlier and was VERY sweet, now it smells like apple pie

im also looking for sodastream type flavorings and such especialy that blueberry wkd style flavor which im guessing will be very good

mabe if its just possible to use jelly (as i know they have some weird and good flavors) that would work out? downside would be if it set mind you
-matt

[iowalad]

Sweetner seems just the thing - my two efforts have been a little dry!