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AN update for anyone watching the thread. I have now sampled 2 of the bottles. Alcoholic - most definately. Certainly gives you a buzz. Carbonated - no. Not sure why, I suspect that the lids did not re-seal very well. Or not enough sugar for the secondary fermentation. Taste: Mmmm. Let me just...

Thanks for the comments. I decanted my 6 litre tester into 1 litre used Pepsi bottles today. I will see how it turns out in a couple of weeks,

The juice comes in Tetra packs not bottles. Also I want to brew in batches not individual bottles. That sounds too hit and miss.

Thanks again. Wereprawn. Smells with such a small operation is not a problem at the moment. I have a small place seperate from others. Besides I am surrounded by expats who would not tell. practical fool: I am "somewhere in Asia" not sandland. I can buy local beer cheaply, but I really miss...

Newtown Clown. Thanks I will see if I can get unscented bleach and give it a try. I see that others suggest a bleach/vinegar mix. (Surely that is an Acid and a Base and you get a chemical reaction?) wereprawn. Thanks, the Esky trick is not practical at the moment. I am running this on a...

Homebrewers. I am trying to brew Cider in the tropics. (This is not a Cider brewing question I am not posting in the wrong forum). I am some distance from civilisation and cannot get all of the bits that you take for granted. My question is how can I sterilise PET bottles? I am reusing 1 litre...

FInal update. Just sampled my stout. I could not wait any longer. It is dark, it has plenty of mouth feel, nice odour,maybe a little light on aftertaste - but I can forgive that. To be honest it tastes bloody great. Roll on winter.

Thanks Dave/airgead I did not know that about the French Champagne. Generally I use Champagne yeast for Cider, so I can think about doing what you suggest. As I said, I get very little sediment in my bottle, so far have not discovered the flavour from the sediment, I just gave a sample from my...

Been away for a while. Thanks for the jokes. @jdw81 To date my bottles have come out with very little sediment, both beers and ciders. Not sure if I am getting something right or wrong there. I always put 7g of Sugar into the bottle to get the carbonation. They are always carbonated and I have...

Thought that I would share a beer recipe from George Washington, courtesy of the New York Public Library. More information at the link. http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/40921 "Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste -- Boil these 3 hours. Then strain out 30 Gall. into a...

The only dumb question is the one that you don't ask. (Unless you are a politician and then you only ask a question if you already know the answer. Sigh) Plenty of other questions in the forum like this, but I will clarify a few points. The yeast in your kit will convert all of the...

I just cracked a bottle of CIder from a brew earlier this year. I had marked the bottle at the time as it was the last one and got some dregs from the bottom of the fermenter. Compared to the other bottles it had a definate yeasty flavour - which I quite liked! To the extent that I was wondering...

I like a dry Cider and found the Brigalow Kit quite OK for my taste buds. I will say that at times I think it is more like a wine in falvour and lightness, rather than a cider. But extremely drinkable. I know that a lot of people onthis and other forumsare quite disparaging about the Brigalow...

Good idea on the Nudie. I will look into it for next time. Hoping to get some "real" fresh apple juice from the orchards for the next brew.

In my opinion you have not provided anywhere near enough information to even start helping. Try this on for size. "I have bought a car from a ford dealer, what is its top speed" Compare this with "I have used a Brigalow yeast to make a mead what alcohol content is it?" Maybe you can help the...

I cannot help, it's been a long time since I was at the Bay of Islands. I do recall some lovely Restaurants and very welcoming pubs in Russell with friendly people. So even if you cannot get intersting beers you should be right with a friendly atmosphere.

mckenry stop using my name in vain (bludger) :icon_drool2: Your service provider is the best source of information on what to do overseas. Ensure that you have International Roaming turned on at the service provider or else you cannot use the phone at all. You should also check to see if you...

I think that Deep End pretty much covered everything. A thought on sweetness. In a 23l batch I add 1 Kg Sugar to the Juice. I am not sure what ABV I end up with, but it has a good kick. 7 g of sugar in a 740ml (plastic) bottle when I bottle it. The end product is lightly carbonated which makes...

I agree with Deep End. 5 weeks seems like a longtime in the fermenter. In my opinion, once fermenting has ceased you should bottle as soon as possible to minimise the time that "greeblies" can get in and do nasty stuff. If you have a small leak, or just open the fermenter up you can allow in air...