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I have made ginger beer using ginger bug. First time there was bit or two bits too much ginger and it turn to be really ginger almost impossible to drink. Now I use less ginger and it is quite ok. Really easy to make.

What about metanol? Apple Jack is good idea.

Today we have nice weather for cold crashing -30C /-22F, could be fast maybe too fast. Tomorrow it should be around 0C or 35 F. I have around +6 C in garage maybe I try it there.

I will make some more = 3 liters of cider using Lalvin EC 1118 just to see if it will work better.

What makes cider sour (not good), it is like having some juice on the table for some days? I have use pastirized juice from own apples, all parts are clean and sanitised. MO2 yeast. Can it be too less air from the start= not enough shaking? Is there something to be done? I have glass bottle and...

Thanks, I did not ready too much of previous posts.

You drink all?

3x1.33 =4 gal from own apples.

Thanks and merry Christmas. Im living in Finland, we have here snow and polar bears. Finding cold place is not a problem. My garage in on +7 C.

I have apple cider from own pastorized apples, M02 yeast and nothing else, i did not measure the juice but there is app. 10% of sugar in it as measured earlier. It has been bubling some time. I have changed it to other bottle add some apple juice and remove yeast from bottom. So it is still...

Home made typically by students, cheap alcohol from Finland when alcohol content matters. Warm water, bread yeast and sugar.

No, I use less than half of MO2. I change the cider to other bottle+ add some more juice and it is still bubbling.

Yes this I have noticed, there is quite a lot to read. I was happy to find this.

Hi, I'm from Finland, we have several apple trees and quite a lot apple juice. So I have started to make some cider. I have also made ginger beer using ginger bug. We have also some wine plants let see if I get some own wine some day.

I don't know if it correct or not but I change my cider to other 5 litre bottle and add some more apple juice to replace the yeast in the bottom of original bottle. I did this also last time. I think it will bubble some time again, at least it started to bubble. I was bit surprised as there was...