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    Craft The Perfect Draft - Verdigris Myths

    A while back someone raised a question regarding the use of copper wire in a mash tun build I had posted. They were concerned over the possibility of developing verdigris poisoning by having hot wort come into contact with copper. We've all seen those copper roofs, drains and water lines with a...
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    Cider problem (I think)

    I'm trying to make my first batch of cider, and on Wednesday I added 5 campden tablets (crushed) to 5 gallons of freshly pressed juice. On Thursday I added 1.5kg of sugar and on Friday I added 1 sachet of cider yeast. Not much was happening but by yesterday there was bubbling/foam appearing on...
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    New cider maker - couple of questions

    So I pressed a load of apples (50kg, 3 different types of eaters, with a small percentage of cookers thrown in) yesterday and I checked the alcohol potential of the juice and I was only getting a reading of 5%. I would have expected this to be higher. I've checked the Hydrometer and it is fine...
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