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After finishing the boiling of my first batch of wort, of a belgian wit, I decided to run it through an ordinary kitchen strainer, while pouring into fermentor. There was a huge amount of sediment that I strained off. Upon completion of bottling that same batch, about 2 weeks later, I...

My first batch of hard cider is complete. This is my first ever attempt at any homebrew as well. I'm satisfied with the end result. This was definately a learning experience. I made several mistakes in the first batch, and have learned from those. I just started a second batch, using...

Quick backstory: I grew up in Western NY, where apple cider is everywhere this time of year. Hearing stories of folks talking about their hard ciders, hearing recipes, and so on. Now, 20 years later, with the money to invest in hobbies, I've chosen to try my hand at it myself. I found...

I've started my very first batch of cider, in a 3 gallon carboy. I have a commercial stopper and airlock, and two questions. 1 - how much headspace is required for primary fermentation in a glass carboy? I left just a few inches. 2 - when installing the airlock, how much water are you...