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https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/fantastic-hard-cider-recipe-instructions-fall-spice-cherry-variations-411469/index3.html Hiya! I'm currently starting a batch of hard cider from fresh-pressed apples. I've made three batches of wine in the past so I have most of the equipment and a basic...

Back from the brew supply store. I bought a lid that an airlock will fit into for my 5 gall. bucket, so this will be my primary. Hoping I'm doing that correctly (I'm only putting 2 gallons of juice in it). My initial SG reading is only 1.040. Is that OK? Will sterilize everything and...

I am going to use this recipe to make my first hard cider using fresh-pressed cider from a community pressing in which we primarily used "wild" apples. :tank: My questions are: Do I test the ph using a store bought ph strip? If it is too high or too low, how do I amend it? For the...