Prime TC with Carb drops?

[ianac1]

Hi guys

Got a TC made with 3 1/2L of Morrisons apple juice and 1L of high-5 (i think it was) mixed fruit juice.

I used coopers yeast to ferment (which has taken around 3 weeks!) but it's now finished, red coloured but VERY clear.

How do i prime using coopers carb drops? i usually use 1 1/2 drops in my ales but would i use the same with cider or one or two drops?

Thanks for any help.

I'm using 500ml bottles by the way.

[Shortie]

Ive used the carb drops in TC and alcoholic lemonade, I find 2 in 500ml gives a nice fizz, one was a bit lacklustre.

[DREADSKIN]

what are these carb drops? ive never heard of them. sounds like a great way to make sure there is no yeast at the bottom of your bottles!

[Garth]

They come in a bag like a prepacked bag of boiled sweets, last packet I saw of them was orange. Most decent HBS sell them.

Just drop one/two of them in each bottle and then cap, they dissolve thus carbonating the beer/cider/whatever without needing yeast like a bottle conditioned beer does.

edit :- found some Carbonation Drops

[boingy]

I thought carb drops were just another form of sugar so would still need yeast.

[ianac1]

Yep you still need yeast, you just do as you would normally except when it comes to the bottling stage use the drops instead of sugar.

I was a bit hasty and just stuck 1 in each bottle before there were any replies on here so hope it turns out OK.

This is them http://www.innhousebrewery.co.uk/index. ... _id=227534

That's actually my LHBS owned by the williams brothers brewery who have agreed to make me up a case of their mixed ales for the weekend

If you haven't tried their stuff i suggest you give it a go, they have some lovely ales.

[Garth]

well I apologise for duff info, I was under the impression that they didn't need yeast and simply dissolved and created CO2 somehow.

If that is the case I cannot see the point in this product at all, when you can simply add sugar, glucose or dme, the first two being a tiny fraction of the cost of a bag of these.

[subsub]

1 tab is said to do 750ml of liquid, 2 would be over fizzy in 500ml