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So I've had this cider going since 5/19. Racked it on 6/25 and went back today to see if it was time to bottle and/or flavor this cider. There's been a pellicle formed on each single gallon I have. I thought that was interesting but maybe normal for this yeast blend. It's been sitting at 70F...

I bring this up because I just dumped 2 gal of my WLP775 cider down the sink after I was going to bottle. Tested both and it was sour, vinegary terrible. I was curious and did an acid test on it which came out .87% - ewwww. Now these were pitched back in early November and I had stored them...

My cidery has been evicted from the closet... I put all of my gallon carboys and bottles on racking out in a room. I hadn't considered my batches being exposed to light until now that I am admiring my gallons in secondary out on a shelf. Anyway, these are in a north facing room - no direct...

So I thought I had this figured out and pasteurized my bottles after achieving @26psi on the test bottle. After refrigerating for a week and cracking them open, got the pffft. Pouring into a glass I expected tiny bubbles rising in the glass indicating a medium or even sparkling carb. Not the...

I swear I read somewhere that Angry Orchard bottles are inferior and should not be used to bottle carb. Of course, now I can't find that info. Now that I've done research and know what all the codes mean on a 12oz bottle.....it doesn't help. These are not twist offs and they look and weigh...

Curious if there is a minimum amount of time to chill my cider in the fridge before cracking it open. Also, will taste improve if chilled for a longer duration? I'm growing impatient and have been known to put a warm beer in the freezer for a quick chill to drink. I don't think I want to...

New to this cider stuff... So I purchased 4-1 gallon ctrs of cider (cold pasteurized, no preservatives) at a local orchard 2 weeks ago so that I could ferment a gallon per week for a nice steady flow. I noticed last night one of the plastic jugs that I hadn't opened yet was very bloated -...