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ok guys soooooo i found out that xylitol is a prohibited import if you plan on getting it from overseas so just a warning

may try a bottle with it mixed in and if its good im happy if not then its dry ciders from now on cheers man

had to rain on the parade i would ask how sweet you find it when mixed in a drink but sweetness isnt easily measured and varies between people too much cooling effect is interesting, in a cider would it be a positive effect, i drink cider particularly when it is hot out side and the cider is...

xylitol is found in gum and candy, foods like mushrooms, lettuce, cauliflower strawberries etc, which is perfect cause i eat plenty of those which may mean i have a slight tolerance for it

my research so far xylose/xylitol Xylitol has no known toxicity in humans. In one study, the participants consumed a diet containing a monthly average of 1.5 kg of xylitol with a maximum daily intake of 430 g with no apparent ill effects.[31] Like most sugar alcohols, it has a laxative effect...

the way it should be

cheers man if only i could of been bothered to listen in biochem and molecular biology

could lactase be added in to the brew to cut the lactose up or will this in turn (if possible) make the lactose fermentable?

prehaps a mix of lactose and xylitol will create a sweet enough brew without the laxative effect from my biochemistry understanding they effect people differently to one another and so hopefully one of 3 happen 1. the effects cancel one another out (ideal but least likely) 2. the effects work...

funny story, i am lacotse intolerant, but still drink milk like crazy, up to half a litre a day i would probably max drink one long neck a sitting, more likely to mix my drinks cause im a bad ass hahah very good point about the lactose intolerance though i suppose if i can try it and see what...

one last question is lactose fermentable at all? if i was to sweeten with lactose once it was fermented completely would any further fermentation be likely to happen? or will it be safe to bottle then happy to bottle into plastic to play it safe

sweet sweet a few tests to set up next weekend im thinking i will try the chilled once i have desired alcohol content, maybe try the poisoning technique, may try the boiling one, try the excessive alcohol one and maybe back sweetening with lactose with several bottles to find the right...

ironically i have plastic bottles plenty of them enough for 4 brews if i bottle the cider before it finished let it carbonate in the bottle and hopefully the bottle will expand and the yeasts should be killed by ? too high pressure or the CO2 or the lack of oxygen? will the bottles split or...

cheers guys the problem with back sweetening with juice is that it isnt exactly time efficient or party proof, needing to take juice with you cider not too keen on the boiling i have a fridge thats for the brewed stuff/ spirits /brewing vessel which is on intermittently to try and control the...

bugger thanks man i will continue my search might try some small batch trials of attempts, until i find a way to control the yeast

in my search for a sweet home brew cider i was wondering if any of the geniuses here were able to help me out here ive made one cider which the flavour was nice, however the alcohol content was excessively high i was going to attempt the same/similar recipe, apple and pear juices possibly some...

4.6 litres of mead bottled after 9 months still got another 5 in the brewing barrel but no bottles cant wait till tasting session tonight

i failed to top up the water as well

that was a mistake the fact that it was on a bag, i bottled it thinking it was finished then when i opened to show my mum it hissed and was like oh crap it isnt finished

Sample yes good to learn how its going mine was put down on boxing day and is still going so it depends on a variety of factors, i did a big 15 litre batch and im sure this affected the time i bottled it thinking it was done, but wasnt 100% sure so put plastic bags over the bottles held down...