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rleete:
Yeah, it'll be fine the way you did it.  It will just take longer to get going.

raynerd:
Well it is going -  1 bubble every 30 seconds or so.

Chris

raynerd:
Day 11 and one of the demijohns has stopped bubbling a few days ago, the gravity reading it 1008 and this has stayed the same for 2 days. This one has been slightly warmer than the other so it isn`t surprising that it could have finished fermenting earlier than the other. I thought I would try bottling this, so primed it each 500ml bottle with 1 teaspoon of standard white sugar. I thought I would go all out and purchased some nice swing top bottles.



I tried to get a better picture, I could get a better "pose" but none of them really show the colour. Remember this is a graff so it has some malt extract and crystal malt added which makes it a lovely golden colour. Could do with a little more clarity so with the other batch, I`m going to try and add a little gelatin. I`m also thinking of some other options to use with the other batch.

It tastes great even flat and warm!! Really looking forward to trying this when it has conditioned!!!!  :headbang:

OG - 1.060   FG - 1.008    ABV= 1.055-1.008 = 0.047 * 131 =   6.2

I`ll let you know the important part in 3 weeks.

andyf:
Is the slotted spoon in your pic for sieving the bigger bits out as you fill your glass?  :beer:

Seriously, though, I must try this next year - there's only a couple of pounds of apples left on my tree, now. I don't know what variety they are, but they are more of a cooker than an eater - bit sour, even late in the season. Do you reckon there'd be enough sugar in them for cider?

Andy

CrewCab:

--- Quote from: craynerd on October 05, 2009, 04:41:32 PM ---I`ll let you know the important part in 3 weeks. 
--- End quote ---

Nooooo .............   Noooooooooooooo   ..........   Nooooooooooooooooooo  ....................... Chris  :bugeye: ............. that's not the way it should work,


Get some plastic containers, some jiffy baags and post some out to the lads'  :thumbup: .............. then in 3 weeks time we can all  :beer: together

 :thumbup:  CC

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