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    Need help with Hard Cider - Bottle Bombs

    FG was around .099 - 1. That was prior to back sweetning and bottling. I think the backsweeting caused the bottles to start fermenting again and then I added heat to the mix, causing even more pressure inside the bottles, and BOOM!!!
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    Need help with Hard Cider - Bottle Bombs

    Just cleaned up 13 bottles of Hard cider that exploded everywhere...That sucked. I had a galon jug of apple juice that I fermented out to completely dry. Then I back sweetened with 6 cups of apple juice. I then bottled in beer bottles and let sit for 2 weeks to build up carbonation. I then...
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    Help out a first attempt at Cider, couple of easy questions

    HI, what would my starting gravity be for this recipe if I used five gal of apple juice, 2lb brown sugar?
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    What to do with my Cider

    I started my first batch of Cider over a month ago 5 gal of unfiltered apple juice, 2 lbs of light brown sugar and yeast. 2 weeks in primary and now 3 weeks in secondary. Tasted today and it is awesome. Still sweet, and you can definitely taste the alcohol in it. I think its perfect. Almost...
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