Cider yeast starter...

November 7, 2011, 7:34 am

Hi guys im new to the forum and new to brewing! Yesterday I pressed my apples to make cider. After watching afew videos on youtube I added a tea spoon of sugar and one of yeast to a glass of tepid water. After an hour i came back to it. There were a few, really not many, small bubbles. I thought Id have a go and add this to my apple juice and check in 24hours. Iv come back to it today and it seems nothing has happened. Does anyone have any thoughts? Could the yeast be dead? Am I just expecting too much too quick?

I really dont want to loose the apple juice so any help/advice would be so appreciated.

Thanks so much
Alex

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cider help

November 21, 2011, 1:12 am

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new to brewing
iv got magnum cider in fermenting bucket.1s ready can i mix sugre in a keg then put in demijohns or will they explode?wots best way for secondery fermention? and bottleing what do i do first?

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black rock cider

November 26, 2011, 3:24 am

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Hi all i am new to this and 10 days ago i fermented some cider on the tin it says temp should be between 23 and 27 degrees if i wrap fermenting bucket in an old duvet to keep it warm will this be ok? still no signs of it fermenting yet though

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Yeast

November 24, 2011, 6:32 am

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Hi everyone,may i say what a fantastic find to stumble over this forum.Any way my question i have brewing my own cider and i am very happy with the results.I have been completing the second fermentation in 2litre cider bottles and it has had a very pleasing sparkle to it.But i seem to have to much yeast in the bottom of the bottle which spoils the final cider by clouding up.So is there a better way of doing this,or is it iam carrying to much yeast over from the first fermination,I have been racking it if at 1005 on the hydrometer,starting from 1050. Should i be leaving this longer ? Primary fermentation has been finished between two to three weeks, 5 galls at a time in the warmth of the kitchen, using a champagne yeast, I was going to try your 500 ml pet bottles next as smaller amount smaller amount of yeast.Could i do the second fermentation with the bottles inverted,so i could release the cap and pour this of,before turn the bottles over and pouring ??.Also what do you recomend for your plastic bottles,I was concerned about using clear uv light etc etc,not that it lasts that long...
Sorry to be a pest but what is the maximum temp for primary fermentation,I ask as I am retiring to the top north west tip of Thailand and i want to continue brewing there.

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second firmentation

December 5, 2011, 11:10 pm

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Hi have not done any home brew for about 20 year .Have now got a magnums pear on the go and want to keg after firmentation has finished. do i need to put suger in keg to make it fizzy. As i will be using co 2 bulbs as well

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cider smell

October 25, 2011, 11:28 am

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hi,ive just started my 2nd batch of cider.its been fermenting for 4 days and ive noticed a bad smell,like sulfer.
i didnt have this smell with the first batch,and its the same make off cider.will the smell go or is there something wrong?

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Magnum Strawberry Cider - How much sugar to add for a barrel?

May 8, 2012, 9:48 am

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Hi,

I've never made cider before and upon following instructions for the above mentioned it advises 'for bottling to add 1 teaspoon of sugar per 750ml, or you can use a pressure barrel (which I am), to transer to the keg and then add 60g of sugar and seal'? Does that mean 60g per 750ml or in total for the whole barrel?

I don't want to put way to little or way too much in?

Any advise would be greatly appreciated

Regards

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magnum cider kit

February 23, 2012, 8:42 am

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i'm brewing magnum cider for the first time i started it on monday night.there was no activity in thu

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First time brew

June 23, 2012, 8:07 am

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Hi to all I have just tasted my first lot of cider done with the
BrewBuddy Home Brew Buddy Starter Kit. I have done all as per the instructions (to the letter) just opened the first bottle and not impressed !!! What have I done wrong ?? It tasts like fizzy carbonated water with a hint of apple ?
Whats wrong with it ? any help please.

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sugar to start fermentation

June 30, 2012, 7:56 am

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i have read the instructions on the finlandia cider range and it seems to say 800g for starting fermentation is this right ? cos looking at how much sugar it seems a lot ?

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First home brew

July 13, 2012, 7:31 pm

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My partner as just bought me a cider kit, and rather then rush things I decided to read up a little first. I'm thinking that bottling the cider would be my best option as I go through stages of drinking and not, and also like my beer ice cold. I've already decided I'm going to buy a little bottler before I start. Can u recommend best bottles to use? Is it better to use smaller or larger bottles, glass or plastic etc, and also can I use normal pop/beer bottles (plastic). If I bought replacement lids would this work? Any advice in general would be much appreciated, I'm a fan of ciders like old English and thatchers gold. Thanks for your time.

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Please Help Me!

August 1, 2012, 8:52 am

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Ok so I'm a total newcomer to homebrewing. I've bought a brew buddy complete starter kit for cider, I'm unsure how much yeast and nutrient I should use to make 40 pints? Could someone help me on this? It would be much appreciated, I don't want to mess things up right at the start!

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Young Brew Buddy cider

August 30, 2012, 6:37 am

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Hi all

First time poster and first time brewer, i bought a brew buddy kit of ebay that came with the cider ingredients.

I have had my brew on for 8 days now and the fermentation seems to have finished, but the cider isnt clearing should i leave it a few more days before i bottle ? i have taken a hydrometer readind and it showing 1004

Any help would be great

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FIRST BREW!

September 9, 2012, 4:01 pm

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hey guys!

recently bought my first kit, done my first batch today

my friend also bought one of the kits before me, he has had it a over a week fermenting but the process slowed down so it was doing nothing! we used what was recommended, and the sugar, we used apple juice 100% juice as its hard this time of year, he decided to put another sachet of yeast in, was this a bad idea?

im going to leave mine, i used a different juice, also 100%, my question for me is when bottling this, is it drinkable straight away? does it get stronger with age? do i need to filter it? the instructions given give me the impression you can drink it straight away and no filtering is needed if you use juice?

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havent got a clue what im making

September 13, 2012, 1:31 pm

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hi all new to here here we go with this wakey recipe that i have come up with

i have got a apple tree next door so i picked the apples and juiced them i got 2ltr out not much but for free

then put 500g of suger half a caption tablet in yeast nurtreunt pectin and a whole packet of 48 turbo yeast

the sg reading was 1.100 so normal fermenting would have produced about 14% i dont know weather this yeast will make it any higher

at the moment the air lock is going crazy and does not look like apple juice any more it looks more like a milk colour but i will add turbo clear and see what happens will update you on monday hopfuly will of finished fermenting

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Youngs Brew Buddy Cider Bad Taste

September 16, 2012, 11:22 pm

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Hi all

Had my first cider bottled for just over two weeks and thought i would try one, very light in colour slight carbonation, but is very very dry and has a vinegar acrid taste not very cider like. Is there any way i can make it a little sweeter or will the taste become more like a cider over time ?

before bottling it read 998 on the hydrometer and definately finished fermenting as had same reading over 6 days

has it become spoiled or do i need to just give it more time ?

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On the Rocks Yeast Question

September 21, 2012, 12:35 am

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Hi

Just started brewing the On the rocks raspberry and lime cider.

I mixed in the yeast at the end, but it didn't seem to dissolve and rose to the top of the liquid.

Fermentation is underway, but the yeast seems to have turned into a froth on top of the liquid.

Is this normal ? Or should I give it a stir to mix it in ?

Thanks

Colin

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sugar, brewing sugar, brew enhancer

January 8, 2012, 12:55 am

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Hi all, I'm just starting out on brewing, and have a question about the best sugars to use My first attempt was Magnum cider, which went well. I used brewing sugar instead of normal sugar, all good. My plan was to make a beer of some sort next, and I've bought some Coopers brew enhancer 2. Given the success of the cider I want to make more of that instead, but don't have the brewing sugar at the moment, only the enhancer Initial question is therefore, what is brew enhancer? Is it something specific to beer/lager, or will it work with cider as well? How does this differ from ordinary brewing sugar, which I know works in cider? Thanks

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