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Thanks both! One point on the copper sulfate 1% solution (As a friend has some, and ordering the Reduless will take until next week for me). I am very paranoid about the copper sulfate, but if I do use that, I have read varying reports on the dosage and I do not want to poison myself... I have...

Very very helpful! And I appreciate the detail there, very kind

Hey! Sorry to jump on this thread many years after it was posted! But I have splash racked a cider (4 times back and forth) and added some SO2 to the carbuoy to prevent oxidation, and will check it a couple of days, maybe splash rack it again. But if I 'need' to go down the copper route, how...

Firstly thank you to everyone for their comments, and for going easy on me! I've generally avoided forums before (I am in a few car forums) and the feedback can often be very negative. What a great community here! I've splash racked it a few times, and added in some Kmeta and will leave it a...

Thank you! With the Kmeta, I didn't add a camped tablet at the start. Should I be adding some Kmeta at the start of fermentation, as well as when going into the secondary? Or is adding the Kmeta here as you suggest just because I have this issue? Will splash rack it today, and see how it turns...

Thanks again for the comfort. The smell in the room where it's kept has definitely subsided a little. Keeping it in the secondary for some time now anyway, so hopefully it weens off! :)

Hi! Thank you for taking the time to reply and give me some comfort :) Good point on the yeast; I used 1g of the E1118 which was per the guidelines of E1118 on only 1 gallon. The smell itself was there before I added in the potassium sorbate, and tbh I used it as I'd read up in several places...

Hi everyone, First post and first time on the site, so firstly hello! I grew up in the UK, and now live on the west coast of CA and have been struggling to find what I'd say is a 'good' cider. Of course, I thought to myself 'I could do better' like every first time home brewer has ever...