methusula110

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If anyone is interested, 9 days and the airlock hasn't slowed down yet! Getting a bubble every 2-3 seconds. I'm supposed to transfer to a secondary this weekend, but I'll have to see if the fermentation has slowed a little before I do.

jackfrost

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Did you still use the whole foods brand? The one marked organic? That's the one I use the most I like the different blend of apples and the fact you can potential drink it around 2-3 weeks...next time dnt boil the honey heat it up to 110°f....this Id good practice to get into because if you get into using more expencive honeys. You will loose a lot of aromatics when you boil

Joe_in_CT

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I have honeybees so I use my own honey.

methusula110

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Jackfrost,

I had a near emergency and didn't get to whole foods ( I discovered the preservatives in my cider about an hour before a planned brew time with my daughter). I actually purchased the cider at Harris Teeter and don't recall the brand. I'll see if I can find out what it was. I can tell that I am now at 2 weeks and the fermenter has only slowed a little to about every 4 seconds now on the airlock. I do know that almost all the mead brewers do not boil the honey or the cider for that matter, but I had a recipe from a published book of award winning brews (beer and mead), so I thought I would stay true to the recipe (which called for an hour long boil). I will report the outcome and plan to sample a little between racking . I do appreciate the tips and plan to try this again. Maybe next time with no boil and compare the difference.

Joe in CT, curious, how much honey do your bees produce?

Joe_in_CT

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My hives have not been very productive. I've had a few that overwintered well but were very poor honey producers, and a couple that did fairly well. I may have gotten about 130 lbs.

methusula110

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I primed and bottled the Cyser yesterday (3wks in primary, 3wks in secondary=6weeks). The OG was 1.14 and the FG was 1.000. There was a strong apple taste and it was a little bitter. I'll give it 2 weeks in the bottle and see how it turns out (I am checking it regularly for bottle bombs).

methusula110

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A question for the experienced: How long should let the Cyser age in the bottle before enjoying the fruits of my labor?

Schott703

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It's been my experiance that any cider made with honey takes a little longer to smooth out the rough edges. Brown sugar seems to take the least. My Cyser some time takes 6 months before I like it better if I can wait even longer. My same reciepe with brown sugar, much less time, maybe half.