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ok- good advice on the weight of dextrose. might just stick with the drops for now. thanks, all.

well, i have a lot of dextrose at home so perhaps I will try all three: one drop, two drops and some dextrose. 1.5 scoops would be about 5 or 6 grams, i guess.

yes, my brief taste from the fermenter suggests that it is a bit sweet. the ratio of apple to pear may be about the same as when i used apple + apple/pear juice combo, but the sweetness suggests not.r. not keen on sweet cider but brewing for me is all an experiment at the end of the day.

ok, sounds like I should not be worried about damage and either 1 or 2 x drops is the way to go. i will try both. thanks for the tip on the bottling tube, too. thanks for the replies, everyone. not going to be the best cider this time- made a mistake with ingredients (used some cloudy pear...

i was concerned if i filled too high I might have an explosion. i guess they are pretty sturdy, though.

so, 1.5 drops :D well, i will try some with 1 x drop and some with 2 x drops, and store in the garage. :) thanks for the replies.

hey, thanks for the quick reply. they are 500 mL amber bottles.

Hello, I have just finished a cider and now need to bottle it. Usually, I use the plastic bottles but have decided to try the flip-top glass bottles. With plastic bottles and cider: i use 2 x carbonation drops and fill to about 80% to 90% of the bottle With the flip-top glass bottles: - I...

Thanks, Wolfy. It looks like I might need to purchase that book. I took another SG reading and it had dropped from 1.075 to 1.060 in a few days so fermentation does not seem to be slowing down. no doubt, patience will brign its rewards...

thanks, wolfy. i realise I have to wait. after reading a thread about storing in the primary fermentation vessel for two weeks and then two weeks in the secondary, then bottling, I thought it should be like that for me. as it is, SG is coming down slowly and so am happy to leave it for another...

i like that quote. thanks for the subsequent replies, people. it seems like there still may be hope, then. i will keep checking the SG over the next few days and rack in a week or two. "patience, grasshopper" should be my "watchword". thanks!

thanks, everyone, for the replies. and to answer your questions- hope you don't mind the point form: 1. recipe: 3 kg honey 7 L water pack EC-1118 yeast 2. temperature reached: would have been about 35 degreec Celcius or more. our house is hot and the next monring the thermometer (stick on...

Hi all, Brewing a mead with EC-1118. It has been going for 1 week or so and has never fermented vigorously, with bubbling at a steady rate of between one bubble per 10-20 seconds. However, bubbling is really slowing down now. I had hoped to put it into a secondary after two weeks, and let sit...

DV10 over K1 but fine with either.

I am with CM2 and Airgead on the D47. and $8 is not worth worrying about. But, still would not mind the DV10 or K1. I am happy to go with the group (or Wolfy's) consensus...