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I think you can find a way to the last-minute tthrough that.
It shows the bottom of The dj after racking. All the colour stripped From the lentles, maybe a less colourful pulse(?) could be used. Or sugar and water...
I would be tempted to brew them to the kit instructions with the brewing sugar... most commercial breweries use normal sugar to get the correct abv' and balance.
Thanks for the extra info LTB, the forum is a bit flaky at the moment, try to avoid any crazy symbols like pound signs or formatting of any sort. The recent forum update struggles with anything other than text, numbers and basic punctuation :lol:
Over due a couple of pictures: DJ at the end of fermenting:
(old rosie yeast started next to it for another purpose)
And i've racked off a single bottle and added priming sugar. I don't really expect it to carbonate but worth a try, may be useful with mixer... but i really should have split it...
Which side of Manchester are you in?
There is a good shop in Stockport, and I believe another one in the Salford area. I tend to use julies and homebrew supplies (I think that's what its called) in Stockport, they both have websites :)
Cider and particularly 'turbo' cider isn't drinkable quickly, if its not infected and you bottle it then try a bottle in about 6months - 1 year. time makes a massive difference.
Vinegar taste is a bad sign, are you sure its not just dry and sharp?
Keep hold of them in bulk for a while eitherway. If it has gone bad and turned to cider vinegar then it'll be good for cooking.
Fruit flies are usually the culprit for the infection
A sugar wash is a new one for me, so im unsure how wine yeast will work. There may be a reason why bread yeast is used.. But its worth a try with some wine yeast if you have it in.
Yeast was only a 7g packet. So about a teaspoon full.
Its currently a very pale yellow in colour as the yeast...