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Time for another update here - just about 4 weeks later there seems to be some white 'stuff' on the surface of one demijohn - does it look infected?

Skimmed off the cake and transferred to 2 demijohns today! Tasted OK at this stage (3 weeks in) at approx 6.4% any recommendations on how long to leave in these before final bottling? I think I'll bottle half as still and the other half I'll carbonate.

1 week later and still seeing the krausen/cake on top so I've attached some photos to see if anyone's advice changes going back to my original dilemma... thanks!

Ok thanks - yeh wasn't sure if it is called krausen for cider or it was just for beer? I'll leave it another week now thanks for the advice. What do you use to stabilise your pear cider? I was going to let it come to a natural end by leaving it for a few more weeks after racking into second...

Ok update on the pear cider - it has bubbled away for a week now and has been quiet for 2 days so thanks for the good advice on being patient! I opened up the lid of the fermenter today and found that there was a thick layer of 'cake' on the top - which I presume is all the pulp should I...

Hi all, I'm having a first shot at making some pear cider and wonder whether anyone can give any input. Not entirely sure on the pear type but picked them last week, washed them with boiled water, cut off the stems and juiced them using a juicer. However ... the juice came out more like a goopy...

Thanks for the help everyone, will see how it goes now!

Yeh tested it, wasn't too bad. Nothing that made me reel in disgust. The oak chip came finely ground like geound coffee so just emptied them straight in - hence the black spots that got everyone worried. Gravity was the same as the starting gravity so the wort just sat there for a week doing...

Wow this is crazy just transferred to new bucket added yeast and within 5 minutes the air lock is bubbling! So proof I had bad yeast in the kit! Anyone think I am eligible for refund if I contact the seller?

Thanks for advice guys. Just a quick one about the the black bits on the side - they are 'oak chips' that came with the beer kit. I'll skim off the mold and transfer to another fermenter and get the new yeast in. Cleaning wise I wash everything in washing up liquid then sterilise using star...

Hi all need some advice, this toffee bonfire stout for some reason did not start fermenting as I'd expect. No bubbling at all in the air lock and the gravity is basically the same after a whole week. Yeast pitched at 21 degrees and no air leaks. About mid week i gave it a stir to see if it...