Not sure if this is the place to post this one...but I suppose it is a 'kit'
I haven't done any brewing for around 25 years since I was a student but recently started again. Have made 5 gal of Cider from a John Bull kit, it tastes fine...really...but I can't get it to clear at all. I've moved it to a cooler place but, unlike beers that I've made previously, it simply won't clear. I don't really want to use finings if I can avoid it.
Any of you experienced brewers have suggestions?
Thanks
John Bull Cider problem
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tubby_shaw
If you dont want to use finings you only have 2 options really,
1, Leave it somewhere cool until it clears on its own.
2, Drink it from an opaque vessel.
One little trick that you might try which sometimes works is to pour a couple of litres of pure apple juice from concentrate gently into the top of the barrel (assuming that you have barrelled
) and see if that helps it to clear.
1, Leave it somewhere cool until it clears on its own.
2, Drink it from an opaque vessel.
One little trick that you might try which sometimes works is to pour a couple of litres of pure apple juice from concentrate gently into the top of the barrel (assuming that you have barrelled
) and see if that helps it to clear.-
Tufty
Hey...thanks for that. Only posted this a few moments ago!!
I've left it in a cold place for the last week to see if it clears, but it hasn't. I'm quite happy to drink it as it is and have already tried a couple of pints - purely as a scientific approach to the problem
The woman in my life hower, is a bit more fussy than I am and she won't drink it until it's cleared!
Looks like I'll have to try the finings after all.
And...we share the same surname
I've left it in a cold place for the last week to see if it clears, but it hasn't. I'm quite happy to drink it as it is and have already tried a couple of pints - purely as a scientific approach to the problem
The woman in my life hower, is a bit more fussy than I am and she won't drink it until it's cleared!Looks like I'll have to try the finings after all.
And...we share the same surname
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tubby_shaw
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Tufty
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tubby_shaw
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Tufty
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Tufty
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tubby_shaw
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Tufty
...and there we the final proof. A true Yorkshireman, through and through 
Getting back to the Cider, I've decided to bottle it in it's cloudy state as it tastes fine as it is. Maybe put a few bottles in the 'fridge and see if that helps it to clear in the bottle.
I now have a Woodford's Wherry kit to make. This hobby just gets better.
Getting back to the Cider, I've decided to bottle it in it's cloudy state as it tastes fine as it is. Maybe put a few bottles in the 'fridge and see if that helps it to clear in the bottle.
I now have a Woodford's Wherry kit to make. This hobby just gets better.
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tubby_shaw
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Tufty
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EasyBrew
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Tufty
Thanks, EB
One of mates told me last night that when he'd made the same kit, it was bit cloudy as well. As I mentioned in a previous posting, it tastes fine.
I worked in Devon for a short time and I seem to recall that the Farmhouse 'Scrumpy' was very cloudy at times...£1.00 a gallon in those days, complete with pips
One of mates told me last night that when he'd made the same kit, it was bit cloudy as well. As I mentioned in a previous posting, it tastes fine.
I worked in Devon for a short time and I seem to recall that the Farmhouse 'Scrumpy' was very cloudy at times...£1.00 a gallon in those days, complete with pips