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On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Robert Watson wrote:
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> No!   1 kg or 1.5 is usual for added sugar.
 
Whoops!! Sorry about that. I should have paid more attention to the
instructions.
 
 
I think there is a marketing potential here for a special size pack
specifically for the home brewer market. There are brew kit stores
everywhere and special sugars ( dextrose) are sold at a premium to
accommodate this market.
As Rob pointed out , honey is better than sugar, I have never had a
fermentation stop. Nor have I bothered boiling the honey . I figure that
the enormous quantity of yeast cells that you add from the little sachet
will out compete any of the wild yeasts. The fermentation is all over in 4
-5 days .
 
Incidentely I use 2 litre PTFE soda pop bottles with new screw caps to
bottle my beer. They each make a handy " six pack" plus I've found the
yeast cells collect in the little indentations in the bottom and , most of
the time, coagulate and do not turn the brew cloudy when the bottle is
opened.
 
I use white granulated sugar for the secondary fermentation - in the
bottle to provide the fizz- perhaps the different sugars cause the yeast
cells to coagulate - at any rate the product is more visually pleasing
without the cloudiness.
 
 
 
Cheers
 
Peter Wilson
Edmonton, Alberta