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    Apple Cider -- Dangers?

    Okay, my wife asked this (honestly!) . . . . Are there any dangers in brewing your own apple cider? (A couple extra pinches of sugar is not going to give you "weapon-grade anthrax," right? My general philosophy is "God made dirt, and dirt don't hurt." But nothing rhymes with "fungus"...
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    Yeast Starter -- Problems (Hard Apple Cider)

    Yeah, I was actually told (quite wisely it appears) that you are going to get a low success rate -- and that you should NOT wash the apples before hand. (With the logic being that the washing will wash away any natural yeasts growing on the apples). As it turns out, my only success was a...
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    Yeast Starter -- Problems (Hard Apple Cider)

    http://hardapplecider--thejourney.blogspot.com/ I am trying to get some yeast starters going simply using slices of apples and apple juice. So far I am having a low success rate . . . . with only one of the six actually fermenting (I have had them sit for 4 or 5 days now). (The one on the far...
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