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The Cider had pretty much stopped fermenting today so I took a hydrometer reading. .996 :thumb: Good enough for me! In went a campden tablet and some potassium sorbate. Give it a couple of days and I'll add finings...should have my first sip of it (read epic drinking session) later this...

After a few people recommended the Beaverdale on t'internet I went into my local HB shop yesterday and bought a Sauvignon Blanc kit :thumb: Anyone tried this one? What are your guys impressions of the Beaverdale stuff in general? I'll be cracking these bottles open at around Christmas so I...

If you do decide to kill the yeasties and do it at about 1.000 then it'll be quite a medium taste and about 6.1% alcohol, if you kill 'em at 0.9.... then it'll be that bit more stronger and you could always add more sugar to sweeten back to medium if you prefer that instead of dry. :thumb: I...

As Moley says if you do add Campden and PS then they'll kill the yeast, hence your bottles won't be fizzy as there'll be no yeast to consume the extra sugar (that you'd put in to make it fizzy in the bottles). I guess it's a choice between fizzy or clearing quicker. You could split your batch...

If you don't intend on priming the bottles or whatever, you could chuck in a campden tablet, some potassium sorbate and some finings. Might speed things up a wee bit. I'd add the finings the day after the campden & PS went in.

That sounds good! :thumb:

Sounds like a plan! Surprising that there's not more of us really. I'd have thought the West Country would have a fairly high number of brewers...... :wha:

Thought I must have made a mistake with the three day thing..... :oops:

Looks good :thumb: How long did it take to ferment out? Three days? Or have I misread it? :oops:

Thanks to all those involved. :thumb:

Cheers for the tip there. I've got Brandy in the airlock - don't panic though, it's cheap rubbish. I wouldn't even cook wth it. :D

Isn't it! :grin:

Started my first TC today. I'm gonna have a lot to drink in a month or so! 8-) 4 x 1L Asda Pure Apple Juice from Concentrate Young's Yeast Nutrient Young's Cider Yeast OG: 1.044 Chucked it all in about an hour ago: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm18 ... 301997.jpg...

How did it go? Drunk it all yet? :drink:

You got a good review. :thumb: Thanks for the offer - I might have to take you up on that. :drink:

I'm on Pynes Lane right where it meets Capern Road. I'm from Barnstaple originally though...... Good to meet you too. :cheers:

Superb !

Ideal! Nice and quick! Thanks :thumb:

I'd give it a damn good swirling and then put it in a sink full of quite warm water, hopefully it'll speed up. :)

Tomato wine?! I guess it is a fruit......... What is it like?