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    Is my cider finished?

    Its right up to the 80
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    Is my cider finished?

    Its been 12 days of my turbo cider brewing so as the popping is only 1 an hour, I decided to test it using my hydrometer for the first time. I filled the tube and the reading is 80? This is as far as it goes, I didnt take a reading at the start so I haven't a clue what the alcohol percentage...
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    Suitable for plastic barrel?

    I think I might have gone abit wrong, the kit came with a pk of dextrose pre measured wich I added to the barrel after I added the beer but I didnt dissolve it in any water, when I went to pour it 2 weeks later nothing would come out until opened the top just a touch
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    Suitable for plastic barrel?

    The bottles are ex cider plastic ones but they are 2.5 litres, the barrel is the usual 40 pints.
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    Suitable for plastic barrel?

    OK, ive just finished my first 2 brews as a beginner, my first was a coopers dark ale wich turned out beautifully but it had not much of a head once poured from the barrel. I then brewed a German weiss that had also poured flat so my question today is can anyone recommend a good cheap brew kit...
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    How to make Turbo Cider.

    Can I use turbo yeast with the apple juice?
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    What are you drinking tonight 2023.

    Oooh, love a Laphroaig on the rocks!
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    Leaky barrel tap

    Whey aye bonnie lad? Got yer mate
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    Leaky barrel tap

    Sorry, im just an auld lass here! Is that the white stuff plumbers use? I've abit of that in the shed
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    Leaky barrel tap

    Hi marra, its a plastic barrel and tap wich is leaking around the threads
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    Leaky barrel tap

    Can anyone kindly tell me what they use to fix a leaky pressure barrel tap? I cannot find any silicone that is both waterproof food grade safe and suitable for plastic? Any advice would be lovely chaps and ladies
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    Just left sitting?

    Its a festival german weiss kit mate
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    Just left sitting?

    Hi, I was given a bag of the wheat spray malt free when I ordered the the kit from amazon but I didnt use it as the kit had some sugar with it for the ferment and a bag of sugar to use as a primer. I haven't opened the fv, just turned off the heater for now
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    Just left sitting?

    Hi folks, old lady brewing here! I posted an earlier post regarding priming cider pet bottles ( crikey! Im picking up the lingo!) Well, ive managed to buy a basic pressure barrel wich im now going to use instead of empty plastic cider bottles but it won't arrive until the end of the week. My...
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    Priming old cider bottles?

    Will have to get another bucket then I've only got 1 heat mat so I doubt I could place all the bottles on it, ive just bought a basic pressure barrel but it won't arrive for another few days. The brew has stopped popping today so ive turned off the heat and its now sitting at room temp 20c...
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    Priming old cider bottles?

    I'm not bright enough to work out the maths!
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    Priming old cider bottles?

    There was a bag of priming sugar included with the kit but its for a barrel.
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    Priming old cider bottles?

    Oh, it weis beer not cider
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    Priming old cider bottles?

    Thats really useful, thankyou so much
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