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I've put down a BlackRock Cider to which I added brewbooster #15, with 3L Harvey Fresh 100% Apple Juice made up to 20L volume only. The initial gravity was 1050 after 7 days its dropped to 1020 which by my calc's gives an alcohol reading of around 4.2%.

How much further do you guys think it will drop given the extras I put in to start with? I don't expect with the non-fermantables that it it will drop to 1004 or so but should it go lower?

The taste thus far is sensational. I might try a ginger/apple brew soon, very crisp for hot summer days!

Simon

grabman, I can't help with the question but pulleese let us (me) know when/if you make the ginger-apple brew.

will do Rain, I tried one ages ago at one of the u-brew-it joints, it was very refreshing.

MIght put it down today, my Mexican Lager is about ready to be bottled, so will have spare fermenter.

Simon

Yeh,

I've done some stuff with apples and it dropped below 1. I would wait another week and then bottle

Dogger

cheers Dogger, my Mexican is proving interesting, it;s down to 1000 and still bubbling so will wait a day or so more before bottling.

will then get the cider sorted and then into the ginger/apple brew.

roll on summer, the days of lazy, hazy crazy beer filled afternoons!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sure, winter is coming here, Nova Scotia was burried under 45 cm snow this weekend.

Dogger

Yeah, winter just starting to kick off over here as well.

Yep, my Mom lives in Lincoln, I wouldn't like to try and compare winters LOL

Dogger

I agree it's probably just a little colder in Canada! But it's not the start of summer over here either although even if it was it would still be cold and raining!

Rain, I put Ginger/apple brew in tonight.

used:
Brigalow Ginger Beer Kit
1 kg Dextrose
3L 100% Apple juice
1 large green apple (cored and peeled in muslin bag)
made up to 20 L only

initial gravity was only 1032 so not sure how will finish.

will keep you posted./

Simon