hi all

[bensfarm]

newbie brewer here.been doing a bit of research and have cider on the go .bought some oztops also brewing,beer and ginger beer to come.i have 1 question though what would i get if i mixed 1kg dextrose with water with an oztop and yeast,could you use an essence from the brew shop for a weak spirit ?.thanks in advance ben.

[Kevnlis]

Hmmm... dex and water... sounds like most Aussie commercial beers. Add a drop of cat piss and you are well on your way to impressing your non home brewing mates

Honestly though, don't waste your time. If you want a cheap easy and very tasty oztops brew pour about 300ml out of a 2L bottle of preservative free apple or apple/pear juice (about $2 worth of juice) and then add some of the yeast that came with the tops or use dry champers yeast. Allow it to ferment for a few days (depends how dry you want it) then refridgerate and drink after a week or so. This will give you about 3% alcohol, so if you want more add some white sugar.

[ryan]

and a couple of cinnamon sticks.

[bensfarm]

thanks for replies have a few bottles of juice on the go 1 with a cup of dex in it.

[Kevnlis]

thanks for replies have a few bottles of juice on the go 1 with a cup of dex in it.

1 cup, in 1.7L

[ryan]

thanks for replies have a few bottles of juice on the go 1 with a cup of dex in it.

1 cup, in 1.7L

YIKES!!
That`s about 250 grams in 1.7l. isn`t it?
Stand by for a bombing run.

[Kevnlis]

Thats ~3.3 kilos if it were a 23L batch... and there would be a decent amount of fermentable sugar in the juice

Interested in the result honestly... never had the balls to do something like this myself.

[ryan]

One of the last Oztops I did was a 2l. Berri Apple and Pear juice with 100g. Macadamia honey and 2 cinnamon sticks, No.2 yeast and hi-carb cap, chilled after 5 days.
From memory it came out very drinkable.
Still got plenty of Oztop No. 1 and 2 yeast here but they`ve been sitting in the beer fridge for 15 months, wonder how long they`re good for?

[bensfarm]

it seems to have settled a bit now.will put in fridge fri try sat.put the rest of the dex in the coopers mix constant stream of foam out the top for 24 hrs.