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Ray Calvert
 
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Default sweetening cider

Paul (or anyone else)

With flat English ciders, what is the % alcohol and about what is the SG or
residual sugar?

I enjoyed the stuff when I was over there and do not care for the carbonated
cider we get in the US.

Ray

"Paul" > wrote in message
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>s wrote:
>> Wayne,
>> I also have some cider that is fermenting..I brought it up to 1.085
>> with corn sugar, and used champagne yeast. My intention was to put
>> enough sugar in it to carbonate it and have enough left to have
>> residual sugar..It is not like beer so I dont mind the 15%+ alch...(and
>> I was planning to get it real cold to rebottle it to get rid of most of
>> the lees)...I would be curious as to your thoughts on this project...
>> Bud
>>

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> Why not drink it flat? In the UK it's quite normal...
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> Paul
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