Monthly Archives: March 2009

Re: [ukcider] Re: Blending keeved cider

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Rose

I’ve been mulling over the pearls of wisdom from David and Gary with regard to the errors in SG measurement due to temperature variation and the phenomenom of stratification. When making dry cider these effects are of no great concern. … Continue reading →

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Re: [ukcider] Re: Blending keeved cider

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Rose

Tom, Many thanks for the benefit of your experience. Your results when blending at this time of the year have confirmed my fears . I also think that your phrase ‘moving too rapidly below 1.020 describes what is happening with … Continue reading →

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Re: The Europump again!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Rose

Nigel, My Europump is yellow, though I’m not surprised by yours being blue as the new ones in the catalogue are red. The Italians are either just fond of colour, or perhaps the colours could relate to a number of … Continue reading →

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Blending keeved cider

Posted on March 17, 2009 by admin

The other day Barry and I were talking about blending keeved ciders. He told me that by so doing, he had achieved a pleasing blend that has settled out at around 1010. I’ve since been wondering if anyone else who … Continue reading →

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The Europump again!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Rose

Dont throw away that Europump! Like many of us here, I’ve been using one of Vigo’s little Italian europumps for a good few years. It is such a useful pump for all manner of small filling jobs. Its only vice … Continue reading →

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Publishing to ciderbyrosie via email

Posted on March 15, 2009 by admin

I’m hoping it will be possible to post to the ciderbyrosie blog simply by including a special email address.

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Cider by Rosie Blog

Posted on March 15, 2009 by admin

Hello World. This Cider by Rosie Blog continues  the story of The Cider Making Year by Rose Grant as documented for the past 5 years on the ukcider wiki. It’s just an experiment for now, what do you think?

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