DuB-EnG: EASILY Make STRONG Apple CIDER in UK - Home Brew 10% ABV in 8 Days with store bought juice!
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Easy and non-scientific - I made rough / hard apple cider from UK tescos store bought apple juice concentrate (aldi or lidl would work too and maybe cheaper). I added 250grams of sugar and 4 teaspoons of Turbo Yeast - This is ROCKET FUEL - Two pints and I'm a happy drunk! I do the breathalyser test and hit way above the limits! Want a quick cider, but don't want to pulp, press and juice some apples? This is a fantastic method! Dubious Brewing 😀
I like the contrast of the cushion and the leather on that nice tufted couch.
It's very comfortable!! :-)
Brings me back to my youth, when a friends father cooked up his own beer in the cellar, and we would sneak down and tap off a few pints to enjoy.
If we didn't cover it up by diluting the rest with water, the crime would've never been discovered... Great vid Howard :)
hahah... I remember mixing everything in my parents drinks cabinet... just a little of everything... in the hope they would t notice!
Haha unlucky you can do it with some parents vodka, but not a home brewers beer
Sometime between 1970 and 1974, I and the wife were stationed at RAF Bentwaters. Wife and I rented a bungalow on a farm in Carlton nr Saxmundham. (still remember our telephone number, Saxmundham 2708, Hah!) One evening we invited another USAF military family over for a few drinks and a card game or two. Somehow we discovered a store which sold scrumpi by the imperial gallon for only 50p and we could return for refills of the same jug. Ohhhh, that was good stuff. I think we went through 3 jugs. Mind you, it only gave us a slight buzz, but it was a good buzz. Never forgot it. I just recently remembered what the stuff was called and here I am. Hmmmm.... I just might have to brew some up! Cheeers!
Good luck!! It works and its easy to make inside two weeks!! Its especially nice with fried SPAM! :-) All the best mate! Howard
Love the fact that you actually start slurring by the end of the first pint! You've inspired me to get some home brew on the go 👍
Good luck!!! Let us know how you get on!!!
You are very entertaining to watch, I’m brewing my own cider for the first time and I’m very excited
You'll love it!! I promise!! ... be patient 🙏 😌
Dude, I occasionally do this over the years but now I had to get another brew on the go, cider and beer prices are getting worse now and you cant beat 4lt of apple juice for 75p each (growers harvest) from tesco..... very cheap easy drink to make and will supplement my Ale drinking as that is getting rather pricey now. Great way to save a bit of dosh and get a good buzz going on a Saturday night. I feel like I want to try some mead next though (never done that before). Thanks for the video and for showing how effective it is by the end 🤣🤣
It's love to try mead!! Have a great Easter!!
@@DubiousEngineering Thankyou very much Sir, you have a great Easter break too!
Funny video. Didn’t need meter as when you started thanking friends and slurring you could see you were shit faced. Just missing “I love you guys” speech at the end lol. More varied content which is why I love your vids keep em coming mate!
hahah... your very encouraging! thanks ... this stuff blows your mind! honestly... it’s really got beans!
to see the difference of you going through the cider was great! love the channel manyt piss ups ahead ha!
Haha!!! Roger that!!! I’ll be enjoying some crazy mad stuff this weekend 🐒🦸♀️😍❤️😅
_TURBO YEAST_
Edit: OK, I've watched to the end now. That was glorious! We should go for a drink sometime. 🍻
Yes please! ... I'm just going over to watch your OSSC 4x scaling video... We should definitely go for a few beers at some point!! :-)
Well.....been wanting to make cider from shop bought for few weeks. Going to do it this weekend. Brilliant vlog thankyou
Enjoy!!!! Yeast, sugar, fruit!!! Sorted!!!
How did it go dude? I need an update!!!
Thank you for this video, it got me back in to home brewing after a decade out of it, and your recipe makes some good scrumpy out cheap apple juice :) I just made my first batch
This stuff is great - but it can blow your boobs off! ... I'm glad you've got a brew on, watch that temperature guage - I find brewing in the winter much more difficult!! I'll raise a glass to you now sir!! All the best!! Howard
Great video. I used to buy bruised fruit and cook it down with sugar and do similar. Dried raisins are good too.
my neighbour has a plumb tree... hmmm. I’m thinking plumb wine!
I used PawPaw’s recipe with two gallon jugs of apple juice. I’m watching this while sipping my first proper glass of the result. I did the exact same “OOOOOOOH😊” react. I think it is calming down to a dry cider more so than wine.
Looking forward to sharing some and making more!
Hope you're enjoying it!!! I need to make more too!!
I made Paw Paw's cranberry juice recipe. It was excellent! Just remember to get a juice that does not add sugar.
Woohoo! Been waiting for this!
I’m sozzled towards the end!!!
@@DubiousEngineering You really can't tell ;)
hahahaha apple fart love it sir
Tee hee... thank you!!!
How did I miss this? It's pretty much like 'prison wine'. I think any juice will work but seems you hit on a good mix. Funny you have a breathalyzer.
Wish I had some neighbors like you, happy. Mine so far seem surly but poverty does that to you I guess. Super hot weather again here I'm sure it'd finish some cider in a hurry.
I’d post you some over if it wasn’t sooo damn heavy!! :-). I think Eastern European’s are normally a little suspect until you sit down have some smoked fish and drink some potato 🥔 vodka with them!! Pop over with a bottle of wine one day and show them your harmless :-)
@@DubiousEngineering Most of the Ukrainians here are church goers so not sure they drink. I knew one of them who was an alcoholic, he divorced and moved away. They keep such odd hours I'd have a host a 2am party on the side deck I guess. But I don't feel like cooking. Might bring them muffins when this heat wave stops.
You absolute f@#king legend! If I'd have known this years ago I'd have probably been an alcoholic by now! Another great video, keep them coming....
Glad you enjoyed it... I’m carefully monitoring myself:-). only drink on the weekends! hahah
This was hilarious and fun to watch thank you 😅
I really enjoyed making that one!!
Now started mine today 😂 hopefully turns out okay 👍
If you're in the UK, a perfect time of year to do brewing!!
That was a fun watch!! You should do more!
Awww thanks man... yeah it was fun making it and more fun drinking it!!
Loving this experiment. Well done mate! I'm making this.
Trust me, its bonkers :-) Stay safe mate :-)
Great video, Personality as good as the video!
Thank you so much 🤗... It's easy when you HAMMERED!!! :-) Hahahah!!
The Good Stuff
Absolutely!! :-)
Awesome video, not many creators actually get tipsy on camera, well done man. I'm not a cider man, or even a man who gets hammered much, but I'll give making this a go
It definitely puts a smile on your face and it goes down easy!
I've just made some ginger beer from scratch, it's around 9% that tastes non alcoholic then it catches up and you are absent minded. 7% is the magic number for the alcohol to go straight into the blood stream, so a doctor told me and he was correct.
I love the souund of ginger beer!! :-) May try that one day!
@@DubiousEngineering Hard Ginger Beer is awesome.... make sure you add sufficient lemon juice and zest.(Almost a hard gingerbeer / hard lemonade mix) Geez it's nice. Imagine sitting at the park listening to music, or watching cricket.... and standing up to leave. And finding that difficult.!!! AN afternoon in the park with a few sippers can be hazardous!!
Cheers!
Absolutely! Cheers and ciders!
Throw in a cup of black tea.... makes a huge difference
Thanks for that! I'll try it soon!
Hi - I'm just back in to the home brew game and I came across your video and thought I'd give it a try. You say in the notes and video to add 2 Tablespoons or 4 teaspoons of Acotec yeast to the demijohn but at 1:52 you appear to add 4 Tablespoons of yeast - is that how you managed to achieve the 8-10% ABV? - I'll do 2 batches and let you know....hic🤪
Yup ... 4 spoons of yeast... I guess that's why it converts sooooo much!!!
I used to brew wine, about 15-17% stuff. We have these ready made packs, dried fruits, yeast, and the acid etc to really clear the stuff. Just add sugar. Pretty good, actually, very sneaky. Usually didn't recall when I went to bed. :D Still have my 30 liter barrel and all sorts of corks and whatnots. I shall give this one a go... Perhaps with the Lidl stuff. Pear cider could be nice, too... Hmmm. Why not both? :)
yeah.. I think the Lidl or Aldi apple juice will be much cheaper ... about 60p instead of 82p ... pear sounds like a great idea... I’ll give it a go!
keep it indoors at room temp for 4 days then put outside for 3 days in the cool to settle ,it will clear better.
Thats actually a very good tip! - 20-25 degrees indoors and then pop it outside somewhere cool to let it clear!!
Howard, this felt like the cider equivalent of that American woman "making" British tea! 🤣
"Next week on Dubious Engineering we're making prison hooch!"
hahah... it really isn’t scientific is it! ... you’ll have to try some of this... it’s got beans! :-). great to hear from you mate... are we getting closer to having a get together one day soon?
Maybe a digital one..
In an orphanage? Hahah
Where else?
Try diluting with fizzy water to give it some gas and reduce brain damage !! I love this video!
hey pat, great idea, I’m thinking lemonade may help and a few cubes of ice :-) .... then I may last mor than two pints!
This puts a smile on your face... LOL Nice one
Thanks Kenny!! I was smiling quite a lot while that juice lasted :-)
Great video and brilliantly entertaining. Going to try it next week.
Make sure you get that temperature constant - 22-25 degrees... it'll be ready in no time :-)
Sorry - I stand corrected - it looked like a tablespoon in the neck of the Demijohn - sorry - my mistake - 4 teaspoons
No idea, but glad you figured it out!! 😁
the tasting was so funny I did the same but with 500g of caster sugar it's bloody rocket fuel :D
Teehee! - Absolute rocket fuel!
@@DubiousEngineering how strong do you think mine was as a rough guess? I never got chance to get the gravity for it cheers!
by the way apparently the apple fart smell is the trapped fermentation gas, give it a steady stir for a minute or two and see how you get on, it could actually make the over all taste better as it can leave bitter notes in there happy brewing!
Lol funny watching you get pissed 😁
hahah... funny watching me get pissed too :-)
this is funny best video ever i will be making this buddy
Dave, you won't regret it! Nows a good time too as the temperature will give you results in two weeks!
Great stuff will be trying this
Hello! - Right - got you out of ebay! - Haha.. so, lets cancel your order and sort this out... HowardLJTaylor at gmail dot com ... send me an email!
@@DubiousEngineering hi only just seen this DOH
Never mind.. .now ebay get their cut :-) - to be fair, if it wasnt for them, you wouldnt have found me!
Im gona make my first ever cider this week im new to this so hope all goes well good video mate 👍
Best of luck!... you’ll nail it! it’s dead easy!
@@DubiousEngineering hi my homemade cider is still fermenting tomora will be 10 days that its had fermenting is that normal
@@DemonSpeed-xo7ky ... Dont panic... Depending on sugar and yeat it could be going for another 3-5 days... Especially if its at 20C - mine was at 25C and it happens quite quickly then.... Just be patient wait until the gas stops bubbling... then put it outside in the cold for a few days to settle the sediment!
@@DubiousEngineering when its done do i bottle it then put it out side or put it out side for 5 days then bottle it up
@@DemonSpeed-xo7ky put it outside until it clears then bottle it... try not to disturb the sediment at the bottom.
Im doing the same at home but im just using coop products. Bakers yeast and its not bad. Great video though.
Sounds great! Let me knokw how you get on!! This stuff knocks your socks off!
10%? Careful ya don't end up on your face 🍻👍
It's got a kick! :-)
On my way to tesco... 😆🍻
Great idea!!
So gona do this 40 pts a time ,maybe freezer jack sum ,respect
Epic! Let us know how you get on!
Could u pour it through a muslin cloth to flitter the sediment?
Quite possibly... must admit, I hadn't thought of that!
Lol😅 great fun, great result 56 p a Pint Im in 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Summers coming... I'm gonna get another brew on!! :-)
Great vid ☺️
mikey... u superstar... had a bit of fun making it!
giggle juice, you have cracked it ,,
Oh I giggled plenty ;-) 😉
any idea on how a bread yeast would go?? not after taste as much as savings haha
Update I started a small batch (1L juice) and so far its looking good
Freaking epic! … keep me informed!
@@DubiousEngineering Im gunna be blunt, it tastes horrid but by god it gets you where you wanna go
So the juice has to be from concentrate?
Not necessarily! You can use pure juice too, but you will need to add more sugar!
Hey how many gallons is in that demijohn
Suggest Google "how many gallons in a UK demijohn?" Tee hee ♥️ 😉
Pretending he’s drunk after a mouthful
Hahah... come over and drink a pint :-) Trust me, its got beans!
Thanks buddy, I'll be giving this a go as my first brewing!
What's the tube called that you use to transfer the liquid?
It’s a cyphon syphon ... best of luck!!! Enjoy the beer
@@DubiousEngineering Thanks buddy!
Ha ha love this video, can we watch you drink and talk more dubious drivel again. Highlight has to be 11:37
I shoulda used a hydrometer
all the best, jack, hope you and yours are doing well and enjoying the hot sunny cider weather :-)
@@DubiousEngineering I'm a westcountry boy, we loves it
Should try with Hops from Beer
I'm planning another brew this summer!
.isopropyl alcohol is above whisky, wouldn't drink it though. How about absinthe?
I’ve had absinthe in the past... I can’t really remember what it was like... hahah... may have to do it again :-). thanks for your encouragement Stuart! :-)
I can't understand why you didn't take hydrometer readings at start and finish
it only takes a few minutes.not complibated to viewers, and you would know
the ABV %
You're absolutely correct! Going forwards I will do that!
I believe your meter measures sugar not alcohol
Interesting!! Then I’m very sweet!!!
I suppose this would work with mixed fruit juice?
Absolutely Gary... anything with sugar in it... in fact, just sugar and water would work, but won’t taste good :-)
So ive made my cider shud it have yeast sat at the top foamed up in the demijohn and will it dissappear
yes... don’t panic... it looks like utter crap fro about two weeks at 20degrees C ... then pop it outside in the cool at about 10 degrees for 3 days... magic happens!
@@DubiousEngineering brilliant cheers mate 👍
I want to make this Apple Cider myself, but I have never brewed anything before. I am just wondering how using only apple cider, yeast and sugar gives the cider an alcohol %. Do I not need to add any alcohols to it?
the yeast converts the sugar to alcohol over time when kept at 23 degrees centigrade... it’s fantastic
Same way all alcohol is made. Fermentation and then distillation to make higher % spirits.
Hi everybody so ive made 2 apple ciders and both times its gone like a dry cider how do i get it to be a FIZZY cider can anybody help me please 🙂
Bottle it in plastic coke bottles a little early... just before the bubbling stops and that gas will be trapped in the bottles and make it fizzy! Be careful not to bottle too early as the bottles could explode if there’s too much pressure
Brilliant cheers mate very much appreciated 👍thanks
My pleasure!!! Enjoy!!
Just one more question to make the cider stronger add more sugar is that right
Very very good points!!! :-).
Why don't they just invent a tool that you can dip in your brew and it can measure the alcohol content? Strange.
Yeah, especially as they can detect minute amounts on your breath!!!
You never had alcohol before ? 😂🤣
Hahaha.... it works!
Bottle it a bit earlier to get fizz.
Yup!! - A little extra sugar and early bottling... = Fizzy :-)
Really only 250g of sugar?
Hi Pikachu - yes, maybe add a little more if you prefer a sweeter stronger cider!
@@DubiousEngineering It must be the yeast then that gives it the 10% ?
Got 36 litres of hard cider on the brew now.
Feed The Soil epic!! It all happens quite quickly if you use turbo yeast... keep an eye on the temperature... I’ll raise a glass to you tomorrow evening ... Sunday is my non drinking day :-)
@@DubiousEngineering I am using Wilko Germain Universal wine yeast. 8 demijohns on the go (staggered the start dates) using a couple of different types of concentrated apple juice from tesco. Also did one with pears I had growing and some apples I juiced.
I’m really keen to hear how you get on with all your mixes... please keep in touch!....
Need a bigger like button 😂
Craig Marden ... thank you!!! I lobe you man... no totally... really love you!!! You are the best!!!
I may have been a little drunk when I wrote this reply... Craig, thank you for your kind comments!!! :-)
Haha! You have inspired me, I wonder how it would be if you really splashed out on some Cawston press juice,
How different is the process if I was to actually squash some apples?
Not a lot different... you need to press the apples, filter them, and you’re away ... it’s a messy job and some special equipment is required.
It is powerful and leave the car Keys alone and stay at Home
My cider has been left for 3 years I’m going to die lol
Tee hee!! Please be careful !! It may be pure alcohol now :-). Hahah
@@DubiousEngineering I think that’s a joke but in case it’s not to get a higher concentration alcohol you need distill it or else it can’t get anything above around give or take 16%
Most awful background noise, of all time?!
Wind noise in the mic?
@@DubiousEngineering No! That God awful. "music".