drsmurto wrote:
Is it possible your hydro is out of whack?
How does it taste? Does it have a slight sweetness or is it bone dry?
Dicky hydrometer.... I thought of this once, but it must have been fleeting, because I could pretty easily check it in a glass of water.... and I didn't! The whole kit belongs to a mate who churned out a heap of brews about 10 years ago, and hasn't brewed for ages. So the gear has sat about for ages, until I 'borrowed' it acouple of months ago. The mate is a good bloke, and says to hang onto it while I am using it, and every so often he will take a sample or two. Fair deal.
The cider was very dry. Without even measuring gravity, I should have realised from the drying taste that it was fermenting. Anyways, it's in the bottles now, lets see how it goes.
I did add a nutrient. Possibly too much; after I had pitched the entire sachet and the dry yeast, I read the instructions - add about 20% of the sachet....
And there is no way I am putting vegemite into a brew
While we are on about marginal additions to a brew, did I read here somewhere that Milo was a goer for adding to an ale?