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At my LHBS I was told that cider tends to foam up more than beer when using a counter pressure bottle filler. Is that true? Are there ways to avoid or minimize that? Would a beergun be better at reducing foam? Does cider last longer in bottles than in a keg?

I am not concerned about the safety of the seeds, just the post fermentation flavour of them. I keep forgetting to try a fresh seed.

Thank you Kombat, your question is almost identical to one that I have. I was considering keg carbing 3 or 4 kegs at a time using a manifold, however if I can do one at a time like this perhaps that would be better? All of the kegs will contain the same batch of cider this year. That is...

What flavour do apple seeds impart on the cider? I am trying to decide what to do with my seeds. The way I see it I have three choices: 1) throw everything in like I did last year 2) throw everything in except for loose seeds. Loose seeds will end up being a fair number if it goes like last...

Doesn't freezing cause the juice to be cloudy?

Is it possible that letting all of the apple seeds go through the garbage disposal could have added a bitter taste to my cider?

My first batch of cider turned out sour, barely drinkable. It was made with random apples from the market. It was a good experience and I learned lots. I had a lot more control over my second batch. I made it with one 50 lb box of McIntosh, 2 60 lb boxes of Jona Gold and 2 60 lb boxes of...

My bottles were not in direct contact with the bottom of the pot so I didn't think that heating the water at that point would matter. I guess I was wrong. So I definitely needed to start with hotter pot water and hotter bottles out of the sink. Then I needed to not heat the water, perhaps I...

I am trying to think of what the variables are. I've come up with a few. - carbonation level My Grolsh bottles had all been opened just before I started pasteurizing, so I find it unlikely for them. I only popped one of the 660mL amber bottles which was not over carbed. - bottle quality My...

How much carbonation is enough carbonation? Am I ready to bottle when I open the bottle and see a couple of streams of bubbles? The flip top opened with a loud pop and there was a cloud of mist coming out. No gushing and when held up to a light only 2 or 3 streams of bubbles. Update: I found...

Were you expecting the cider to be somewhat sweet after fermentation? If so the type of yeast is not the cause. The yeast ferments all available sugar until there is none left. You need to either stop fermentation early out add back sugar or apple juice after fermentation. Either way you need...

What batch size have people tried with this method? My current batch is: 36 x 660mL capped 28 x 450mL flip-top 12 x 1L flip-top That is 76 Bottles! I wonder how many pots I can borrow and get going on my stove?? Yikes. David

I shared a 2 day old bottle with the folks that helped me juice the apples and it was very very lightly carbonated. I suppose that it will not take too long and I should keep popping caps at least every two days for the next little while. Thanks, David

I guess you would have to use new tap water for each batch or perhaps use a kettle to warm it up.

I bottled my back sweetened cider two days ago. How long should I wait before popping the first cap? The cider had aged for months so I don't believe that the yeast will wake up that quickly. Is that a bad assumption? Also I have two batches. I was a little short of dextrose and used a...