Batch #4 - "Peach and Plum Extravaganza"

Today we are trying out something special. With a mixture of two fruits and dark syrup as a source for sugars we expect this Kilju to be something totally out of the ordinary. We of course have the same basic ingredients that we expect to find in every kilju made out of tropical fruits - white sugar and lemon juice. This batch is a little less than 5l in volume. The complete list of ingredients is as follows:

• 1,005kg peaches
• 0,680kg plums
• 1,000kg dark syrup
• 0,500kg white sugar
• 0,125l lemon juice
• 0,0325l DrinkIt Turbo Speed yeast
  

Of course the making procedure starts with sanitizing as usual and then chopping and blending the fruit. Getting the stones out of the fruits was a bit of a pain but it is a necessity. Afterwards followed the boiling of the mash and into the brewing container it all went.

When pouring the mash we found ourselves short of critical Kilju-making equipment: a big funnel. This rookie like mistake resulted in a loss of mash and some mess. Nevertheless we managed to get the sugar and syrup to mix really well with the mash and the whole batch is looking quite homogenous. Now it just needs to cool for a bit while we taste some of our earlier Kiljus. After it has cooled down to a comfortable temperature, we'll toss in the yeast, give it a final stir, and leave it alone for a week.