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Thanks for the replies. I checked all of the equipment this morning and it seems my airlock is leaking the gas at the seal. I popped the cork and could see it bubbling away and took a sample anyway to see and it is now at 1.010 so not far away from being ready. I have read that this is...

Ok... I have 5 gallons of juice. This is my 3rd batch and I'm learning all the time thanks to you lovely people! I juiced and added campden ( maybe a little on the high side but no higher than last time). 12 hours later I added pectic enzyme. A further 12 hours later I added my yeast. I'm...

Pitching Yeast today. Room temp here is somewhere between 77-82. From what I read above that sounds fine. Can anybody confirm? Cheers

Just as an update, I popped the top to give it a stir today and theifed a sample. The reading was 1.00 and there has been activity as the sides are filthy. The fermentation has lasted about a week which seems quite short and there is little activity now. I am planning to rack it as there is a...

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. Over the last couple of days the temperature has ramped up here and the smell has become less pungent. On the advice of a friend I decided to pop the lid and stir. As I opened it there was a strong sulphur smell which i expected. I was concerned to see large...

Cheers. I'm using a champagne yeast. Do you know the recommended temperature?

Hi All, I'm new here although I have read quite a bit on here to start my own brewing. I started a test batch of 1 gallon of cider (in a hurry recipe). The fermentation worked well and I racked the cider bottled, gassed and crashed it. The end result was disappointing and had thick...