Cachaca - cane spirit

[Benoit]

I don't think it goes off quickly, 3-4 years easy
http://www.cateringsupplier.co.uk/shop/ ... u01910.htm
£30 here too

[RumJohn]

@ Gaza: I use bakers yeast for everything. Relatively cheap and always fresh.

Dead yeast makes a good form of nutrition for yeast. I am sure raisins would work fine but have not tried them.

I use 24 cans of L&T GS per 90L. That might be a fraction light, but I buy 10 doz at a time to make up 5 x90L ferm tanks. Just works out as a convenient number with none left over. That gives me right around 100L of finished product.

[gaza the instructor]

Thanks John, gonna get stuck in when I order my
copper ware,which will be in about 2 weeks.
Will let you know how i get on with raisins etc.

Regards Gaza.

[Myles]

How close RJ's version of GS Cachaca, as posted here, is to real sugar cane version, I have no idea.
But they have to be different drinks.
Having made it, to his recipe, I can only say it is good.
I guess the jury are out ?

Robert.

There might be a slight taste issue but the first thing the yeast does in the slightly acidic cane juice environment is to invert the sugar with enzymes, and golden syrup is inverted anyway. You end up in the same place, sugar wise.

Yeast inverts it then ferments it. Lyle invert it as part of the method to extract the sugar from the cane, and we give that to the yeast instead.

[gaza the instructor]

Two 26 ltr washes on the go.
7kg t&l GS
50g Allisons baker yeast
4 tps dead yeast
4 tps D.A.P.
Pitched yeast at 30 c.
O.G. 1090-1092.
Vigorous fermentation within 30 mins.
will fit heat belts tomorrow to
keep temp about 22 c.

[Easydrinker]

Hey guys does golden syrup go off??
Just found a supplier on Ebay 25kg
delivered free in 24hrs for £44.

I reckon you would be dead before it went off

Robert.

[Icefever]

Sugar is a preservative...like honey, salt, vinegar....it won't go bad.

[Myles]

It does have a 'life' but I think this is more in terms of "once opened, use within xxxx"

Shouldn't be a proplem.

[gaza the instructor]

Good to know still got 11kg left.

[gaza the instructor]

The smell in my brewing (dining) room
is fantastic this morning.

[Benoit]

Did you get the 25kg Gaza?

[Chefbmack]

Finally ran my panela wash. My wife loves cachaca and said that she prefers ours. I will chaulk it up as a win. Thanks for the guidance.

[gaza the instructor]

note to Benoit.
Yes sure did, hell of a palaver getting it out
and measured !!
The smell in my adopted room is awesome !!

[gaza the instructor]

Wife now says I can make as much rum as I like.
Its the smell from those turbo yeasts which was
holding me back.
Now have about 12 recipes to try and no turbos
once again thanks guys so happy !!
Re; Chefbmack yours is on my short list..

[Easydrinker]

It is so good to see marital harmony.
May the two of you experience many happy times from home stilling

Robert.