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• Posted in thread: Perry Carbonation question on 11-02-2006 at 06:27 PM
  Hi,As a guide, how much priming sugar do you recommend I add per Gallon for the perry im about
  to bottle?Also do I add the sugar straight to the individual pint bottles, or should I mix it
  with water ...

• Posted in thread: When to add body bru on 10-24-2006 at 08:09 PM
  Will adding it after primary fermentation is finished be ok? Forgot to add it initially....Also
  as a rough guide how much Malto Dextrin / Body Bru to add per gallon?

• Posted in thread: Different Sugar Names on 10-24-2006 at 08:05 PM
  Hi, yes - Muntons this time.. Thanks for the tip on the enhancer I will look out for it!

• Posted in thread: Different Sugar Names on 10-20-2006 at 08:47 AM
  Excellent post / reply - thanks very much. All is now clear - hopefully this info will help
  other noobs.:mug:

• Posted in thread: Perry - recommended yeast on 10-19-2006 at 05:31 PM
  After a few days the Perry and Cider brews which have the "Cider yeast" are bubbling like mad -
  every few seconds - but the ones with the Gervin Ale Yeast seem to be foamy, but no
  bubbles.Should I jus...

• Posted in thread: Perry - recommended yeast on 10-19-2006 at 05:28 PM
  Trouble is i live in Jersey, Channel Islands.. a 9 x 5 mile island in the middle of no where !

• Posted in thread: Different Sugar Names on 10-18-2006 at 09:46 PM
  Hi,Quite new to brewing but have done stacks of searches and read the forum thoroughly.. Im a
  bit confused about about sugar names, what they do and common "slang" terms - it seems
  different people in...

• Posted in thread: Perry - recommended yeast on 10-18-2006 at 09:19 PM
  I wish I had more demi's too..I managed to get hold of 6 demijohns in total, 3 now contain my
  first cider (again each one different trying different yeast / apple combinations) and the last
  one is abo...

• Posted in thread: Perry - recommended yeast on 10-17-2006 at 08:31 AM
  OK, my first 2 Perry batches are in the primaries..Batch 1;Conference pears - 1 gallon demijohn
  1 tsp Pectolase 1 crushed campdenOG 1042PH 3.1Left for 3 days then pitched: Gervin Ale Yeast
  s.cerevisor...

• Posted in thread: Perry - recommended yeast on 09-25-2006 at 09:07 PM
  Thanks for the replies..I believe the Pears are "conference" not 100% as the mini-orchard was
  already planted when I moved in..Good idea ALPS - I will split the batch in 2 and try different
  yeasts.I w...