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Greetings! My first gallon batch of cyser has been fermenting for the last 5 weeks + . Just checked on it and noticed it's all clear, and I noticed a bubble out of the airlock but there doesn't seem to be much going on inside. I've attatched a couple of pictures. Two questions: 1) Is it possible...

Greetings! Back in January I added 2 lbs of sugar to 5 gallons of apple juice with a red wine yeast and it's been sitting in secondary ever since. Now I want it dry-hopped and carbonated. What would you say is the lowest amount of sugar I should add that's enough to kick-start the fermentation...

Just over a week ago, I added 2 lbs of honey to just under a gallon of apple juice, shook it up a ton and added nutrient and a packet of champagne yeast. Been bubbling out of control most of the time and has finally calmed down a bit. I just noticed the bottom of the carboy and about an inch of...

Theoretically wouldn't water, yeast, and sugar brew some type of hooch? I've read conflicting reports as far as the effectiveness goes but this does open the door for some potentially crap moonshine, no? Thanks!

Eyy folks, I'd love to bottle some cider in recycled wine bottles with the whole cork setup. To bottle my cider in bottles, in an average 12 fl oz bottle priming sugar would be 1tspn sealed with bottlw caps. Would I need to be worried if I put that same equivalent into a regular sized wine...

Sup folks, I have 5 gallons of a pretty plain straight cider batch that's been in secondary for the last 5 months and I think I'm gonna re-pitch it and turn it into a cyser. First question: Because it's already probably about 4-5% abv, can anyone suggest an amount of honey to mix in with my 5...

Hello folks, I am about 3 days into my premier cider hopping waiting game. Is there any school of thought on the idea of mixing the floating pellets around in the carboy or do I just let them sit and the whole carboy is supposed to be evenly distributed with hoppy flavor? Thanks for putting up...

Eyy peeps, I have a batch that finished fermenting about 2 weeks ago and was just transferred to secondary. Will dry hop it today for a few days. I used 2 packets of champagne yeast in just under 5 gallons initially so lotta yeast there. Have I missed the carbing window if I bottle in perhaps...

Hey folks, does anyone have experience dry hopping cider with Saaz hops? thanks

Hi I added apple 5 cans apple juice concentrate and 2 packets champagne yeast to an already once fermented 5 gallon batch of cider already at appx 3-4% abv (no did not take gravity). No real sign of yeast doing its magic yet and it's been 48 hours since new yeast was put in. No fermentation type...

Hello folks, Not sure why, but after following the same recipe (with a different yeast with high abv potential and different brand of juice) I made a weaker cider than I would have liked. My guess is 2-3%abv (as I didn't take a gravity reading) when last time the same recipe ended up closer to...

My cider's been in primary for almost 3 weeks. About to put it in secondary, but I'd like to make it a little stronger. I originially put in some sugar along with the yeast nutrient and yeast. Is it too late to boost the abv with some extra sugar? Thanks in advance.

Hello there, I would like to add caffeine to my apple cider when it's done. Any ideas? So far I'm thinking yerba mate or coffee... Though I'm wondering if I can do something a little more interesting. Thanks in advance.

Hey folks, Got two 2qt bottles of flavored grape juice here. Put red star rouge yeast with half a teaspoon of nutrient and some added sugar water. They've been fermenting for six days and it looks like the fermentation process has died down significantly. Any idea how long the ferment will last...

Eyy guys, buying juice in 2 qt bottles, and aim to have a fine selection of cheap wine in a few weeks. My question is, how much space should I leave in the top of the bottle so the foam, bubbling, etc doesn't overflow? Thanks in advance!

Hey folks, I am about to start brewing a new batch of cider and have aquired 6, 5 gallon plastic sparklets water jugs with the number 7 on the bottom. They have only carried water in them, were never reused, and kept out of the sun. Does anyone have any experience or know anything scientific...

Hi, I was researching which hops are the best to dryhop my cider with (which I'm still trying to figure out), but then I had the idea of dry "hopping" the batch with Yerba Mate tea, either along with or instead of the hops. It's got a ton of caffeine so it has the potential to pack quite a nice...