Recent content by noelizabeth

Thank you! The GMO thing was actually my main concern with dextrose. I could find only one organic certified GMO free dextrose and didn't feel like shelling out the money or waiting for it to come since I'm ready to bottle now. I'm a WAPF member so I am familiar with sucanat and use it pretty...

What's the benefit of using corn sugar (dextrose) to carbonate? Can I just use cane sugar/brown sugar? If so, how much should I use for a gallon?

This is my first attempt at making cider. I started with a gallon of orchard UV treated cider and a packet of red star dry champagne yeast. I put the yeast in one cup of cider as a starter, it got nice and bubbly and seemed to be active! I pitched the yeast into the rest of the cider in a 2...