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bert7cosby

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Hi, When back sweetening with splenda would I add it at the same time as I prime my bottles with sugar?
 
Are you talking about wine or beer?

I use only Splenda in my wines and only sugar in my beers (wine for the sweetness, beer for the fizz).
 
bert7cosby said:
Hi, When back sweetening with splenda would I add it at the same time as I prime my bottles with sugar?

Then or right at the start of the ferment. Shouldn't matter.
 
Hi Bert, I take it this is cider you are talking about? The best way I have found of back sweetening is to just add it in bulk. Add it a little at a time until you get the right amount. You could also take a sample and back sweetne that and then multiply up your results, that way if you over sweeten then you haven't ruined all of it.

Once you have back sweetened and are happy with it you can bottle. You may as well batch prime as well while you are at it.

If you are doing this, make sure you have moved your cider (?) off the sediment into a clean FV so as you don't disturb any of it.

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