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!!!
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...
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...