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• Posted in thread: Show us your cider in a photo!!! on 10-21-2012 at 03:50 PM
  Apple/strawberry cider, very, very refreshing.My oatey apple cinnamonIs there a recipe for the
  oat cider?

• Posted in thread: Stringy Floaters in Bottled Cider on 10-21-2012 at 03:42 PM
  I appreciate the insight. To be clear, in either infection case, we're not talking about
  anything dangerous, right? I'm guessing that pasteurizing has taken care of any potential
  nasties.

• Posted in thread: Carbonation question on 10-21-2012 at 03:40 PM
  I'd be a little nervous heat pasteurizing if you've got gushers and would probably cold crash
  if it were my batch. As pointed out, the yeast will wake up again if the bottles get warm, so
  that's a lim...

• Posted in thread: Stringy Floaters in Bottled Cider on 10-20-2012 at 06:57 PM
  Sounds like a "rope" infection. Pediococus.I'd wondered about this, and was also nervous about
  acetobacter, but I think it really was the caramel syrup separating out. Time will tell, I
  guess.

• Posted in thread: Stringy Floaters in Bottled Cider on 10-20-2012 at 06:56 PM
  Thanks, everyone, for the help. I stovetop pasteurized the batch, then refrigerated, and it has
  cleared a lot. Still tastes/smells good. By the way, I wouldn't recommend 22oz bottles - I
  filled 8 of t...

• Posted in thread: Stringy Floaters in Bottled Cider on 10-18-2012 at 02:28 PM
  Hi all! Made a batch of caramel apple cider according to the famous recipe on this forum.
  Everything went well, and I'm bottled up and carbing. I've noticed a fair amount of stringy
  floaters settling ...