Hi guys,
So last night I had a dream (yeah yeah I know how it sounds, but it really was a fun dream) where I dreamed a friend of mine's homebrew equipment got stolen. His mother came to complain to wife and I about it, and during the complaining and her asking me where she can source new kit for him (yeah odd, I know) I showed her what I brew with. When I opened my fermentation chamber however, there was a bright red brew in there. When she asked what it was, I told her it's an Apple & Rooibos Cider. I remember opening one and the flavour was quite sweet, like fresh red apples, with the pleasant Rooibos scent we all know.
Now, I don't know how I'm going to do this, but I want to replicate this brew I have in my mind. This is weird, it's odd and I have no idea where to start, but I don't want to lose the idea so I'm penning it down here. So far I have two ideas:
1. Apple & Rooibos, with the hope of getting the bright, deep red colour from the natural juices in the cider.
2. Apple & Cranberry & Rooibos, using the red cranberry juice to produce the bright, deep red cider I want. Come to think of it, Pomegranate might also work and won't be as tart as the cranberries...
Anyway, the colour I'm aiming for, getting a quick image from Google, is something like this:
So yeah. I'll do some research and all that. Does anyone know where one can find fresh pressed apple or other fruit juices, completely void of preservatives and so on? I don't really want to go the LiquiFruit route or use concentrates. There's usually all kinds of crap added. I'd really love to find a few litres of fresh pressed juice that's unpasteurized and untreated. In or around Pretoria?
So last night I had a dream (yeah yeah I know how it sounds, but it really was a fun dream) where I dreamed a friend of mine's homebrew equipment got stolen. His mother came to complain to wife and I about it, and during the complaining and her asking me where she can source new kit for him (yeah odd, I know) I showed her what I brew with. When I opened my fermentation chamber however, there was a bright red brew in there. When she asked what it was, I told her it's an Apple & Rooibos Cider. I remember opening one and the flavour was quite sweet, like fresh red apples, with the pleasant Rooibos scent we all know.
Now, I don't know how I'm going to do this, but I want to replicate this brew I have in my mind. This is weird, it's odd and I have no idea where to start, but I don't want to lose the idea so I'm penning it down here. So far I have two ideas:
1. Apple & Rooibos, with the hope of getting the bright, deep red colour from the natural juices in the cider.
2. Apple & Cranberry & Rooibos, using the red cranberry juice to produce the bright, deep red cider I want. Come to think of it, Pomegranate might also work and won't be as tart as the cranberries...
Anyway, the colour I'm aiming for, getting a quick image from Google, is something like this:
So yeah. I'll do some research and all that. Does anyone know where one can find fresh pressed apple or other fruit juices, completely void of preservatives and so on? I don't really want to go the LiquiFruit route or use concentrates. There's usually all kinds of crap added. I'd really love to find a few litres of fresh pressed juice that's unpasteurized and untreated. In or around Pretoria?
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