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Thanks! I like still dry farmhouse scrumpy type of cider and I do not mind waiting a few weeks/months. Does priming help in anyway other than adding fizz? In my case, i should let it sit another week or so till I know fermentation is done then bottle it without sugar and leave it for a month or...

Just out of curiosity, what do people use stock pots for in homebrewing? I am new to all this and for the moment I have been sticking to WOW and Turbo cider but I want to try something new. I have a 25l stock pot sitting around that I hardly use and would be great if I can find a use for it...

Thanks for the replies Ok, its been a few days and the TC seems to be coming along well, bubbling away, the cap is on enough to stop things getting in but enough for c02 to push out. Next time I will just do it in a demijohn(mine had WOW in it at the time of starting). I did start with 4l in...

Will do, should be ready in a few weeks. I made one with and without so it will be a nice comparison.

Great, thanks, I thought maybe all the stuff on the bottom would make the wine taste off. So what is the reason people rack the wine so much?

Would a WOW wine taste bad if I made it and left it for a few months without ever racking it? The biggest put off for me is all the sterilizing and racking that needs to be done.

Got lucky and my local homebrew shop had one in store that they saved for me. :) I think to get real malolactic fermentation you need the right yeast (with lactobacillus?). Some people have had good results culturing the yeast from an Old Rosie cider. I am not sure if adding malic acid will...

Hello, I have a few questions about my first TC. I just started 2 batches in 5l plastic water bottles, I emptied the water and put the apple juice and yeast etc in without sterelizing, is that ok? I am not using an airlock, just left the cap on top of the bottles, is that ok? I am making 1...

Ah, thats great, thanks. Was not sure if the homebrew one was special in any way. Ill just have to make more TC :P

No unfortunately, I live in London, there arent many shops here that sell this sort of stuff, and the odd one that does, doesnt stock malic acid :(

I want to start a turbo cider in a few days but really want to use some Malic acid. My local homebrew shop does not stock it and the postage to buy it online makes it really expensive (£2 + £3 postage) for only 50g. I can buy 250g for £6 from Buywholefoods, I am doing a shopping from...