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Thanks for the reassurance. The floaties are in my fresh juice not the cider. Cider looks pretty clear. So I should campden and back sweeten in secondary then bottle? Should I put airlock back on after campden tabs? Is the concrete floor of my basement cold enough forced crashing?

i didn't add the yeast and sugar. i went to you tube after my last post. best i can tell its at 1.00. should i leave it secondary for another week or two, or just bottle it? I'd like it to be sweeter. but my juice has a lit of floaties. and IM not sure if i should use it or store bought juice...

IM pretty sure i don't know how to use the hydrometer. i took a drink of the "cider" when i racked to secondary tank. swimbo thinks it tastes like beer. i taste a faint viniger taste. adding more yeast and sugar. hope its not a mistake.

is cold crashing just putting it in the fridge?

your guys help has been invaluable so far. can't thank you enuff. i bought a hydrometer. it has stoped bubbling sometime in the last three days. i had to go outta town. thinking about racking to secondary when i test hydrometer. so i can start next batch. should i add more brown sugar or just...

good luck sir. idk if you a post elsewhere on this site. but aldis has n/a pumpkin cider in flip top bottles for $2 which is less than my LHBS was selling new ones for. if my kid can't drink it all IM just gunna dump it. cinnamon sour apple sounds good. if all goes well this year i hope to do...

so i can let it go a month before racking? Is back sweetening and secondary fermentation the same thing? thank you so much for all you answers.

its bubbling!! about 2 sec in-between bubbles. my basement is roughly 60°f so maybe that's why it took so long. how slow should it get before i rack or just get a hydrometer and check it next Thursday?

I only added campden. Should I have added potassium sulfate too? And what's PS for?

Yes. I waited almost 48hrs. Should I use the same kind of yeast or try another kind?

IM not even sure i know what back sweetening is. mostly i just want it to be drinkable. i would like to make some carbed. i got some of those flip top bottles from aldis. kind of worried about bottle bombs though. i just don't want 5 gallons of vinegar. its been 60hrs now and nothing. do you...

Thanks. I'm not too concerned with abv and if it's too dry can I back sweeten? Is back sweetening just putting in fresh juice before bottling? Or is there more to it than that? And should by cider be bubbling by now? It's been 36hrs now since I pitched yeast and sugar.

pubs should say LHBS. and it did take hours;) took 4 of us 12 hrs to pick all my apples and juice 150lbs. but we had fun. hope you do too. clean your filter often.

i also chopped and juiced. i strained off all the froth(head) not sure if that was a mistake. after adding campden the remains settled and its real clear like store bought juice. delicious at the very least. pitched my yeast(lalvin D47) with a cup of brown sugar and 2tsp each of pectic enzyme &...

thanks. IM waiting till tomorrow. almost 48hrs.

IM gunna jump in here too. i juiced 5gallons of apples yesterday. then crushed 5 campden tabs and put it in my juice. but now I've seen posts say to dislove in water first. and I've seen posts where it say to wait 24hrs and 48hrs. can i pitch my yeast tonight or wait till tomorrow?

I'm picking apples today and juicing tomorrow. I've found loads of helpful info on here and instructables. But I can't seem to get any clear direction on sterilizing and bottleing. First things first. Can I just boil my old plastic juice bottles and siphon and what have you. Can I pour boiling...