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Just reporting back. I was able to avoid the bottle bombs that i wrote about in an earlier post. I emptied as much as I could aim back into a carboy. (thank god i did that in the basement, what a mess) That left me with roughly 3 gallons of cider. I then just let the stuff sit and ferment...

I didn't get the chance to pick up the supplies for the second batch yet. I've been working 10 hour days and the HB shop isn't open on Sundays. I didnt realize there was a difference between danstar and whitelabs(thats how new i am to brewing). I will be sure to use the whitelabs for my next...

Ok so i popped all the remaining bottles open. A few of them sounded like opening champagne bottles, there was so much pressure built up. Once i cleaned my basement of all the mess from the eruptions of each bottle i now have roughly 1/2 a batch left. I am now waiting for it to finish out...

I did not pasteurize but i did use Campden tablets after the fermenting stopped. Also last night when i opened 2 bottles both erupted with carbonation. Today i opened 2 and they were carbonated but not more than I would expect if I was trying to bottle carb them.

Update: I've been reading The Joy of Homebrewing and have decided to go with the combo Grain/Extract for my next couple brews till i get that process down. That way I'm not taking too big a jump at one time. I also don't have to buy too much more as far as equipment goes.

Hi all. I just started brewing so forgive me if this is a less than intelligent question. I made this cider as the recipe called for. When I bottled 3 weeks ago I noticed that some of the syrup wouldn't dissolve in the bottling bucket. Not thinking too much of it i added the concentrate and...

Thanks for the tip. I looked at the thread and it was very helpful.

Hi all. I started brewing a couple months ago.I started with the "Brewer's Best Beer Brewing Equipment Kit." I've done a Red Ale and a Weizenbier (both done with kits that had all the ingredients needed). Both turned out well. I'm now trying to find a recipe to start another brew but I'm...

I was trying to think of a really witty answer to how i found this site. After i noticed there were 202 pages to this thread i figured all the good comments had already been said. So I gave up on thinking and poured another beer.