Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

so im going to pick a nashi apple/ pear tree of its fruit today and a pear tree.
any ideas of fermenting i do not have press availableand only
have bakers yeast should i just bash them up an add sugar then leave
fermenter open to catch wild yeast. also there is a plum tree

could swap some rum for some ec118 if anyone is in the ararat area :laughing-rolling:

A car, a wall, a 1m piece of cleaned plastic sewer/storm water pipe, 4mm drill bit, a sheet of plastic, one cut down end cap, 1m x 40mm timber for plunger and twenty minutes = press.

say $25 all up.

Plunger to tow ball, end to wall, plastic underneath sloping to collection bucket, reverse gear in an auto, watch the juice flow.

Geez if you got nashi's laid on ...do good by them.. a truly inspiring fruit and taste if there ever was one.

Have a crack!

bt1

Backyard technology bloody brilliant bt1. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I use a modified paint stirrer with a couple of bits ground off it on a 550 watt drill, it's like a giant bamix :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Place pears/apples in drum, just cover with water and then drill the shit out of em for 5 minutes until you have a puree of sorts, add some water to the mix and then sugar until your SG is around 1070 to 1080

Dont use bakers yeast though :violence-smack:

Use a wine or champagne yeast like EC1118 and ferment in a cooler area if possible, it might take a few weeks before the cap drops then you're ready to go :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cheers,

Mac.

bt1 wrote:A car, a wall, a 1m piece of cleaned plastic sewer/storm water pipe, 4mm drill bit, a sheet of plastic, one cut down end cap, 1m x 40mm timber for plunger and twenty minutes = press.

say $25 all up.

Plunger to tow ball, end to wall, plastic underneath sloping to collection bucket, reverse gear in an auto, watch the juice flow.

Geez if you got nashi's laid on ...do good by them.. a truly inspiring fruit and taste if there ever was one.

Have a crack!

bt1

I tip my hat Bt ^:)^

With those nashis and pears you'll have a great base for an interesting version of Calvados. Just make sure you use French oak dominoes for aging. American oak is way too strong for the subtleties of the final spirit that you'll get. :-B

thanks everyone. bt1 thats a funny bi of back yard gear might have to go with macs
idea tho. looks like i might have to use bakers yeast tho or take a risk
with wild yeast as sundy is the only day i can drive to horsham
for other yeast by then the apples might be shit

Using Baker's yeast would be a real shame mate, and a waste of good produce...

Got any home brew shops near you? Most of them will carry wine yeast in small packets :handgestures-thumbupleft:

na closet is ballarat or horsham i might go for a drive to a vin yard and ask if i can
swap for some

bt1 wrote:A car, a wall, a 1m piece of cleaned plastic sewer/storm water pipe, 4mm drill bit, a sheet of plastic, one cut down end cap, 1m x 40mm timber for plunger and twenty minutes = press.

say $25 all up.

Plunger to tow ball, end to wall, plastic underneath sloping to collection bucket, reverse gear in an auto, watch the juice flow.

Geez if you got nashi's laid on ...do good by them.. a truly inspiring fruit and taste if there ever was one.

Have a crack!

bt1

:laughing-rolling:

If you give us a better description of where you are someone here may be able to help you out.

located at ararat mate

How did you go with this?
What happen ?
What did you end up using, how much did you collect?