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Reply #60 on: November 03, 2007, 16:59:10 PM
If the sugar isnt dissolved give it a swirl or two to disturb it every day. It should go into solution eventually. You dont want too much sugar in suspension at once.
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Reply #61 on: November 04, 2007, 14:28:14 PM


Both containers are bubbling away, about one bubble through the air-lock every 30-40 seconds.

It didnt really fizz up like i was anticipating ... does that mean the yeast hasnt full activated yet? Or is it safe to top up with the rest or the apple juice.

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Reply #62 on: November 04, 2007, 15:08:03 PM
Sounds like the yeast aint warm enough.
Where are they stored? they should really be kept warm at around room temperature - Garage could be to cold unless its near a readiator or some heat of somesort. Temperatures going up & down aint really good, much better at a constant temperature
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Reply #63 on: November 04, 2007, 16:02:06 PM
Im not really sure where to keep them, they probably are too cold at the moment.

Our house tends to be pretty cold, its empty most of the day and costs a fortune to keep warm so we dont tend to bother.

Ill try and find the warmest room, currently they are by the oil cooker (in picture) which gets very warm but fluctuates loads.
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Reply #64 on: November 04, 2007, 20:48:36 PM
Mine took a few days to really start fizzing iirc.
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Reply #65 on: November 04, 2007, 22:38:20 PM
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Im not really sure where to keep them, they probably are too cold at the moment.

Our house tends to be pretty cold, its empty most of the day and costs a fortune to keep warm so we dont tend to bother.

Ill try and find the warmest room, currently they are by the oil cooker (in picture) which gets very warm but fluctuates loads.
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you could wrap a blanket around them
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Reply #66 on: November 04, 2007, 22:50:32 PM
It takes a few days for the yeast to get going, if its not warm then shove the bottles into your airing cupboard or by a radiator. Cold yeast means a slow fermentation, it should finish OK but may take a lot longer than expected.

Breweries have huge fermentation tanks and have to cool the things down or the yeast dies through heat exhaustion.
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Reply #67 on: November 07, 2007, 17:11:55 PM
Ive just half filled two 5 litre brewers bottles with value apple juice, half a bag of sugar each and a rather large tablespoon of brewers yeast. Ill top them up with another lot of apple juice in 24 hours and then hope it ferments properly. Finding a warm spot in our house is difficult as we only have the heating to come on at certain times and no warm airing cupboard as we have an automatic gas boiler but they are next to the radiator now and will get wrapped in blankets once I top them up. No fizzing or bubbling yet but it may take a few days to get going.

Is there any way to test after a week if its fermenting (i.e check the alcohol content)? I dont fancy drinking five litres of artificially sweetened apple juice and finding myself completely un-pissed at the end of it all.
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Reply #68 on: November 07, 2007, 19:48:14 PM
as long as its bubbling, then its fermenting.
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Reply #69 on: November 09, 2007, 00:15:47 AM
You werent kidding when you said it fizzed up were you? In a 5 litre plastic type brewers bottle I only filled 3 litres and the rest is taken up with foam. The second bottle I filled (only 2 litres this time) is starting to foam in the same way. I may have to delay filling the bottles with another five litres for a few days until they settle a bit.. I think maybe I added too much yeast as well.
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Reply #70 on: November 09, 2007, 01:32:29 AM
Dont worry about the yeast level you put in, the stuff is a living animal and reproduces like crazy when in a suitable medium. Last time I did anything like that I used the lees (the yeast that had dropped to the bottom) from a one gallon batch to start a five gallon one.

If you decide to go for high end production then its worth cycling out, removing and filtering the stuff after a few days and then using a small part to start the next batch.

Problem is you might end up making so much you will be drinking like an alcoholic by going down that route.
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Reply #71 on: November 09, 2007, 07:28:41 AM
Mine never did fizz up much :S It has been bubbling every second or so tho so I guess its fermenting ok.

The smell and colour have changed quite a bit.

When do i know ite done? When the bubbling stops?
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Reply #72 on: November 10, 2007, 20:38:16 PM
When the bubbling slows to near stop. Apple juice might get a head on it and be fizzy during fermenting, or it may not. Depends on the apples used. It should still fizz a bit during fermentation, if it doesnt then its too cold.
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Reply #73 on: November 11, 2007, 02:16:18 AM
Well I topped up the last apple juice today, so Ive got two 5 litre demi-johns filled with 4 litres each. They are foaming so much I have to keep cleaning the air locks out as they keep getting full of foam.
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Reply #74 on: November 11, 2007, 02:37:39 AM
Thats normal. They should slow down in a day orso.

Morrisons ave got 3 for 2 on apple juice. I got 5 litres on the go.
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