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Thanks for all your replies, seems a great solution Anyone know where I might find one of these in the UK?

Hi Guys Hope you are all well. Was just reading around on how to reduce foam when kegging. And saw this, not sure if anyone has any thoughts http://myadventuresinbrewing.blogspot.com/2009/07/too-much-foam.html (I don't like having too much line and I struggle to get the beer cold...

Cheers for your reply. I am planning on planting some apple trees, will look into those varieties. But I assume any sweet bland apple will do? Does the tart come from the bittersweet, bittersharp or both? anyone more so? I am thinking less hops may also reduce the tartness? With age it is...

Cheers, ye there kits seem good, just need to find someone like them in the UK :) Thanks for your help

All this seems to total £250 :O does it cost $350 in the US? Or am I just looking in the wrong place...

Cheers for the reply, Does a Cornelius keg have the same connections as a standard pub keg? I can find a keg for sale, a co2 tank. I am sturugeling with the other parts. I take a regulator is needed, a tap and connecting tubes. Do they have technical names that would make them easier to find...

As I said the apple juice is from my trees, sadly no label on the trees :P I did a high temp mash as I had to add the grain and the hops? What is the alternative to crystal malt extract? Why would it be less tart? I am thinking just a bit more and a bit stronger crystal malt and some...

Hey Guys I currently have a king keg and although it can carbonate beer quite well, it does not seem to allow enough pressure. As the safety value just goes off. I am looking a doing quite a lot of force carbing and then botteling. Thinking maybe metal kegs could be the way forward? I...

Cheers for your help I think I am going to invest in a PH monitor and go for a low acidity and will also try and find some different apples to mix in. Thanks again Ben

So a sweeter juice will taste less tart? I have already added quite a lot of sugar, so the problem could of been worse? Also does how carbonated the juice is affect how tart it tastes? Also I use my own apples, so not that much choice. I guess I could use a different mix between desert apples...

Drinking my Graff... mmm it is good. :mug: Anyway when I make it next year would like to make it slightly less tart. What is the opposite of tart and how do you do it? The recipe says maybe darker crystal malt, would this help? Would not like my cider any darker if possible, not sure it...

Ye I have made it from juice from my apple trees, been so good. Problem is there are no apple left :( Will see if the supermarkets sell it without preservatives, problem is I am not sure they do unless it is from concentrate or £2 for 500ml (more expensive than cider!)

take out a small cup of cider. Taste it (does it taste a bit of yeast?) The rest add a couple of table spoons of sugar and leave it out a day stir, leave it another day has it gone foamy? If so that would show the yeast is working.

Will it work? http://www.naturallygoodfood.co.uk/Drinks/Apple_Concentrate_Organic_Crazy_Jack_400ml

I have never found a need to add yeast, in fact I try my darnedest to get rid of the stuff! If you add sugar it will still carbonate as there is some yeast left.