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by mkerr
Friday Dec 02, 2005 5:56 pm
Forum: Cider, ginger beer, lemonade, wine, mead . . .
Topic: Black rock cider - higher alc content
Replies: 9
Views: 11631

did it this morning.
BR kit
1kg white sugar
1kg dextrose
2L apple juice
ec-1118 champagne yeast
made up to 18L

will have to wait and see how it goes.
got 500g of lactose for bottling to make it sweeter.
by mkerr
Friday Dec 02, 2005 12:22 am
Forum: Cider, ginger beer, lemonade, wine, mead . . .
Topic: Black rock cider - higher alc content
Replies: 9
Views: 11631

one more quick question.
what alc content do should i expect with the following:

blackrock kit
500g dextrose
1kg white sugar
2L apple juice
125g lactose

am i right in guessing that the sugars in the apple juice will also be fermented?
by mkerr
Friday Dec 02, 2005 12:19 am
Forum: Cider, ginger beer, lemonade, wine, mead . . .
Topic: Black rock cider - higher alc content
Replies: 9
Views: 11631

yep.
I've already gotten champaigne yeast.
i'll have to head on back to the store to pick up some lactose. the guy didn't mention it was excessively dry.

do i throw in the lactose with everything else?
or do i wait till later on?

thanks for the replies.
by mkerr
Thursday Dec 01, 2005 4:55 pm
Forum: Cider, ginger beer, lemonade, wine, mead . . .
Topic: Black rock cider - higher alc content
Replies: 9
Views: 11631

Black rock cider - higher alc content

Hi.
Just a quick question about the black rock cider kit.
I've tried searching but couldn't find anything about this.

I've picked up the kit, some dextgrose, white sugar, and 2L of pure apple juice, and some champagne yeast.

The guy at the homebrew shop recommended white sugar, but i had a kilo of ...