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Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-05T08:12:27+00:00

OOHHH !!! You got a sweet tooth as well ?
Have you not heard the Sugar Fairies have gone on strike !

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:12 am

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-04T23:22:05+00:00

Just tell them you're cooking up some kale.....

Statistics: Posted by packapoo — Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:22 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-04T22:34:43+00:00

I always say back "Jam, and maybe try homebrew beer, stop me buying so much".

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:34 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-04T12:12:57+00:00

LOL. With a straight face that works a treat. Jam is always my answer, which now seems quite dull.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:12 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-04T09:21:22+00:00

I was once buying 12kg of sugar in morison. Lady at the till comented "thats a lot of sugar, what are going to do with all that" I got a bit confused and answered "cup of tea". then it was minute of silence and I left.

Statistics: Posted by Leatherman — Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:21 am

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-03T21:04:56+00:00

Total respect to anyone owning up to being a knob here.
I do it often, some just make excuses.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:04 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-03T19:28:59+00:00

Sorry I read 2 kilo bag of sugar as 1 kilo bags of sugar
What a knob
Off to Morrisons tomorrow:-)

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:28 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-03T06:19:34+00:00

Thats a point will look into that.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:19 am

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T20:24:07+00:00

A shame. Mine is three miles away. A free bus ride.

An on line order might be cheaper and easier than a twenty mile round trip if you intend to buy in any significant quantity?

Statistics: Posted by Toper — Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:24 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T20:17:19+00:00

Shame no morrisons near me. Nearest 10 miles away.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:17 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T16:17:01+00:00

Morrisons currently have 2kg bags of 'Silver Spoon' granulated sugar @ .88p each. It's a 'beet sugar but does the job fine.

Statistics: Posted by Toper — Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:17 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T16:04:14+00:00

Your spot on Toper I only use 5kg in my
Kale washes dont want that sugar bite or harshness
so happy to do an extra wash.
Where do you get sugar at that price

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:04 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T16:00:59+00:00

that would be some turbo

Sure would increase the yield, sadly I think it's a mis-read.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:00 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T13:31:18+00:00

Three bags @ 2kg each amounts to 6kg per wash. This I think is quite enough for a neutral flavour wash.

I think .88p for 2kg (.44p per kg) is remarkably cheap.

I doubt if your suggested 9kg of sugar would be manageable without a turbo yeast, thereby obviating the attempt at a flavourless kale fed sugar wash.
(We are talking kilos not pounds here?)

If you go down that path do let me know how it goes.

Statistics: Posted by Toper — Sat Sep 02, 2017 1:31 pm

Re: COSTING MY CURRENT GIN RUN:

2017-09-02T12:41:57+00:00

Just 3 bags of sugar per 25 litre wash
I've seen 4 and 5 bags in different recipes so I use 4 and a half 2 kilo bags

I reckon you would increase your yield if you use an extra bag and a half. Also 88p is expensive for sugar. Aldis and lidles and Home bargains and Wilkos all seem around 60p at the moment

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:41 pm