elderflower champagne syrupy and scummy bottle question

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titch

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Hi, bottled my first lot of champagne last weekend, had a lttile left so put it ina small pop bottle, tried it last night and it wasa a bit thick - like a syrup!! Anyone know why? Is it not quite ready yet?
Also, where I am degassing the bottles a scum is forming on the bottles where it fizzes up - it looks like sediment from the bottom, should I do soemthing about this?
Thanks
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Re: elderflower champagne syrupy and scummy bottle question
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2010, 18:04 »
Too much sugar?

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Re: elderflower champagne syrupy and scummy bottle question
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2010, 18:38 »
If you have the brew in plastic bottles when the sediment rises to the top give the bottle a squeeze and it will overflow out. Then top up from another bottle. :)

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titch

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Re: elderflower champagne syrupy and scummy bottle question
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 20:17 »
Will give squeezing the bottles a go, thanks.
Jimbeekeeper - anything I can do to rectify the possibility of too much sugar?  It is fizzy though

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Re: elderflower champagne syrupy and scummy bottle question
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 23:06 »
Titch, you could try working out how much sugar you have in the gallon and diluting with water and grape juice to a more reasonable level, say SG 1070 (1lb 13oz per gallon)



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