cheap blackberry cider, making cider with jam 13%

hello!
so a new year and a new start!
been a few months since my last confession 😜
so with it being another lockdown I thought it would be fun to make a fusion of my cheap cider and jam wine recipes to make a black berry fruit cider using jam!
I'm using bramble jelly as it's already filtered and can be used in a demijohn with no mess.
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[@TheJaneymack]

So glad you’re back. You were missed

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

i am very happy to be back and brewing again :) thanks

[@TheJaneymack]

@Derrick Walter you don’t sound creepy Derrick, nope not in the slightest bit creepy...

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

@Derrick Walter no not interested.

[@nazteeb]

Excellent! Great to see you back!

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Thanks 👍 I'm happy to be back and brewing. It's going to be a mad time 😉

[@bedlamspilot3662]

Great to see you back in the saddle keep up the good work it's appreciated 👍🍻

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Thanks 👍

[@RPickers83]

Great to see you are still going to keep doing brewing for us! I'm now several experiments in! 👌

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, oh yes, I'm not going anywhere. Just held up a bit 😜

[@patrickmcallister2121]

Mate you have taken a bad day and made it good, It is great seeing you back hope things have sorted themselves out for you.

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, well I'm glad you're day is better than before. It's really good to be back and hear from all the familiar people 😊 things are looking up. If things are getting you on top of you and you need a random rant I'm always free. These are weird times

[@shcomptech]

Glad you're back, I only discovered the channel about 6 months ago and I thought you were gone for good.

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

hey, it did look like I ran to the hills. no such luck for everyone :P

[@steveday4797]

Welcome back & Happy New Year. Just what we all need, lots of good cheap alcohol to get through another lockdown 🖒🖒

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Thanks 👍 already working on the next couple of vids so stop anything like this from happening again 😉

[@tomasu556]

Love the videos. Nice to see you back

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Thanks 😁, got alot of fun things planned, missed making videos and having some fun 😁

[@jonathang.5092]

Welcome back! Had almost finished binge-watching all your content.

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

That worked out well then 😜

[@Gappyps3]

I’d spend the money on some no rinse sanitiser instead of pectolase.

[@MegaMatt333]

Good to see you again. Thanks for the video. :)

[@brummiesteve3825]

Nice to have you back..

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

its nice to be back. thanks :)

[@derekfrost8991]

Nice. So you don't use a bung or bubble thingy? I would just be worried about losing some alc from oxygen getting in. assume you just release tension a couple of times a day? I love your approach. I do the same except I use wild yeast and reuse the sediment.. 🙂👍

[@jann-fredrikbakkeid1659]

Hheeii! d was a long time ago, I began to miss and see your wine tips. stand on 🙏

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

It's taken me a while to get the interwebs sorted out, I'm happy to be back and brewing again ( made myself not do any brewing till I was back online, being sober is no way to live 😜)

[@gart9680]

The best thing about this channel, is, how random the produce is, from which, brews are made. Next week, we'll be making a wine from a packet of old starburst I found down the back of the sofa... Love it. P.S. You sound too posh to have money worries.

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Well got to keep everyone on their toes 😜not so much last year but generally summer time I'm very popular at BBQs and gatherings. Something for everyone 🤣

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Lol, just saw the ps 😂

[@gart9680]

@@makinghomebrewwildandcheap if you can get your act together with the channel, I think you could make it very popular. Because it's fun. The fact that it isn't stuffy about brewing. But production needs to be better, especially to pull the younger crowds in. Anyway. All the best.

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Funny enough editing a patreon video that sort of covers alot of what you're saying, stealing my thunder 😜

[@nellynelson965]

Wild and cheap, and Stuart, welcome back. Wonder what it would distil like

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

I think people tune in just to see the minion :P thanks, on paper it could be good, slightly hot :D

[@raytruesdell7873]

Like watching your channel on the turbo yeast sugar wash great video 👍

[@Андрей_Михайлов1993]

Heeey m8, sooo glad to see you! Hope you are doing well) Thanks to your channel, I also started homebrewing (well, at least I'm trying to experiment...). At the moment I am using turbo yeast (alcotec 48) to make the simplest sugar alcohol. In just 5 days ~ 20% alcoholic beverage is obtained. However, I ran into a problem - the yeast does not precipitate at all. Even after 10-15 days, the drink is still cloudy white. Is there a way to get rid of yeast without using mash clarifiers? I tried to increase the acidity of the mash with hibiscus, lemon juice, citric acid - and it did not help. It seems that this yeast is very tenacious not only in alcohol - but also in an acidic environment ... There was an idea to use bentonite - but I'm afraid that clay particles may get into the finished product, and ultimately lead to health problems...Thanks in advance and I'm really glad you haven't abandoned this channel)

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, yeah turbo yeast is renowned for being a royal pain in the arse. It usually ends up getting a stuck fermentation if the temperature is off. There's plenty you can try before using chemical finnings. Gelatin, egg white, baked egg shells. Cold crashing to name a few. Bentonite clay isn't anything to worry about. It has no negative health issues related to it. To me it sounds like fermentation has stalled so you may want to try putting it somewhere warmer. It's opposite to the normal advice but worth a try before moving on to more drastic measures 👍

[@ellislawrence8940]

What yeast did you use?

[@bargainbrewer810]

Great to see you back lee!! This will be my next project. If i was to mix this with 5ltrs of water would it be down to 5/6% like a normal fruity cider?

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, you could water it down. The flavours would also be diluted. Instead You could just use 1 jar of the jam of you're choice making it around 7%. Being the 1st video in a while I wanted to make sure it it would be a taste explosion :)

[@RPickers83]

@@makinghomebrewwildandcheap how is this? Must be bottling stage nearly? I'm going to use some Hartley's jam with apple juice this weekend (one squeezy bottle) and hope for 6-7%

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, it's still bubbling away but close to finishing now, hopefully another week and it's done. The joys of cold weather 😜

[@hrnekbezucha]

Love your vids, man. Big inspiration. Look, I got myself a jar of cane molasses and a jar of barley malt extract. Do you have any suggestions what to do with it?

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

hey, :P the barley malt makes a pretty decent porter style beer as i found out, the molassas makes an interesting brew on its own but i personally like it for kvass ( fermented bread ) or as an additive to give things like cider a little spice as it can be pretty overpowering on its own. :)

[@marksmith7374]

Missed you buddy still drinking some of that turbo that I made...

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, got to love the turbo 😜

[@dannywhite132]

Hes back!

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Ha ha, yeah back from beyond. To stay this time. Internet is sorted finally 😜

[@dannywhite132]

@@makinghomebrewwildandcheap great to hear the one good thing with lockdown is brewing time. I've been making ciders and using those ice-cream syrups in them. They're a perfect, ready mixed selection of fruit extracts and sweeteners to make a decent cider. Also maple syrup!!

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Indeed, the one good thing about lockdown is the ability to do little projects. Oh nice, I haven't come across those ... Yet. They sound pretty delicious. Looks like I'm going shopping 😂

[@dannywhite132]

@@makinghomebrewwildandcheap tesco have like askeys treat syrup which is use to spike the cider and also get some fruit flavours. The toffee one works wonders. Just apple juice, that, and yeast

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

I'm currently using Mr Morrison as Tesco never have any home delivery slots but it does give me an idea 😜

[@joescott6270]

how long did you put it in the microwave for

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey, for me it was about 7 minutes in total with stops to stir in-between but remember microwaves come in different powers

[@trevorsocia2300]

Am I wrong or did you lose some weight? You look thinner! And a huge welcome back!

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

Hey😃 yeah. Got round to shifting the extra kilos I didn't want anymore 😜 thanks. It's good to be back making videos and hearing from everyone

[@charliewhite6369]

sugar is everywhere and so high. Thanks

[@thsikezierkojo4991]

lost some weight ?nice to see you old friend!

[@makinghomebrewwildandcheap]

hey, yeah a few kilos i didnt want anymore. cheers :)