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anyone else?

Anyone?

It sslowed down alot now, to about a bubble each minute? I thought it would take alot longer than the turbo stuff, but i suppose the time is in the bottle?

I have tried making some turbo cider in the past... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/turbo-cider-runny-apple-water-119073/index3.html but now im trying the real stuff. very modest attempt (only had a few apples)i only have around 800ml of juice. I have it in a glass bottle, cork, airlock...

Is this the stuff? Is there somewhere better to buy than ebay? http://cgi.ebay.ie/Safale-S-04-Yeast_W0QQitemZ110437744585QQcmdZViewItemQQptZHome_Brew?hash=item19b69a3fc9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Something else occurred to me, when I was racking it, all the sediment that had gathered at the...

Great advice thanks, didnt know I could add sugar before hand. I'll get some of that yeast you mentioned, the ale stuff. Out of curiosity, how much sugar would be needed to raise 4l of liquid by 0.01?

05/07/09 - SG 1.053 - Started the batch and it went nuts bubbling almost overnight. 14/07/09 - S.G 1.01 - Calmed down far quicker than the juice version. 01/08/09 - S.G 1.00 - Racked and moved to second container 11/08/09 added about a teaspoon sugar to each bottle (500ml),filled and left...

ok thanks. And the lack of fizz?

I didnt add anything other than the same stuff i added to the last batch, which was the sachets of fast action bread yeast.

Ok, quick summary. The original post in this thread was for a turbo cider i saw on you tube. It was my first try, end result great looking fizzy cider when i opened the bottle, but almost zero taste. I then bought some fresh pressed apple juice for my second try, fermented like crazy, I...

Yeh, I learned that the last time the hard way, rooting around with a tweesers to get it out,and trying to read the hydrometer by peering through the foam. How does it float in a 4 Oz sample? Do you use a big test tube or something?

I have one of the old fashioned floating hydrometers, so Ill need quite a bit for a sample. Maybe I should just put it in the demijohn?

OK thanks. One last thing, how best to take a hydrometer reading without exposing the cider to air? Do I just try and do it quickly?

Thanks guys. Im hoping that this stuff, being just pressed apple juic wont exactly be turbo cider. I just used the same thread to save on forum clutter. The readin when I started was 1.053, what should I be looking for to know when its done?

I was right, it's nearly stopped bubblin at the airlock.. What now? Its been totally different to the concentrate, im lost.:drunk: Will I open it and check the SG? Its only been three days...too soon surely.