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I did obtain a hydrometer, what I was going to do was get some of the apple juice that I used and test it in the hydrometer, then test the final hard cider product - here's a pic of all the juices I used:

Thanks for the info, I added about 2lbs of bakers sugar mixed with about 12oz of apple juice to it a few days ago. For my next batch I'm definitely going to add nutrients, corn sugar, and better apple juice. When I poured about a 1/2 cup of the liquid bakers sugar in, a frenzy of carbonation...

So autolysis in wine is good, but autolysis in beer is bad, right?

Ugh, I feel like such a noob.

Hello all, this is my first post and my first time brewing hard cider so I have a few questions. Please add previous forum links if these questions have already been asked, thanks! 1. What would be the ABV of a hard cider if no sugar was initially added? (Started it yesterday 03/05 - used...