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I just bottled some cider using your version of the recipe, it came out great! I did not carbonate it or sweeten it after, but it was still good!

Thanks you were right! It came out great. Now I just wish I made a bigger batch

Hahaha! Sorry I drank most of it ;) Good call it was perfectly fine!

Hi everyone, I have a jug of cider that has been aging for the past 2 months. I went to check it today and the 3 piece airlock was dry! Argh! I don't have a good idea of how long it has been dry. Should I just toss the whole thing? It looks normal, no weird smells or anything. Thanks again!

Oh wow I had no idea, thank you so much! Hopefully that's the issue.

Thank you! I made a still cider using nottigham yeast and store bought apple juice. Total time until bottling was 5 weeks. I checked the specific gravity a week ago and again 3 days ago and it had reached 1.000 on both occasions. I used PBW to clean all equipment and then rinsed with water...

Is it normal for cider to taste a little off after bottling? It tasted fine when I was bottling it, and I placed the bottles in the fridge with hopes of drinking them soon. I cracked one open today (3 days later) and it tastes watery and weird, kind of like an open bottle of wine that sat out...

Thanks for the advice! I have a few bottles I intend to consume ASAP, it came out a lot better than expected. One I will leave as an experiment!

I'm working on my second cider (pineapple apple from the recipe forum), but I did not leave enough head room in the carboy when I added the yeast (when I put the stopper in, it began to overflow a bit). I did not want to remove any liquid out of fear of removing too much yeast. Will I be okay...

Thank you! Will do.

Hello! I am finishing up my first (very basic but tasty) cider. Am I correct in understanding a still cider that finishes fermentation at 1.000 or below should be safe to bottle in a standard wine bottle? If I age it in the fridge will that add an additional layer of safety? I'm paranoid of...