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• Posted in thread: How best to sweeten cider? on 06-13-2013 at 12:58 PM
  Since I already bottle pasteurize all my cider I'm going to backsweeten with brown sugar to
  taste then bottle. When the test bottle passes the squeeze test I'll pasteurize and see how
  much sweetness r...

• Posted in thread: First applejack....mmmmm on 06-13-2013 at 12:56 PM
  this is a theoretical question so please feel free to tell me to remove it if I cross a line.
  but since Methanol has a lower vaporization point than Ethanol, would it be possible to (for
  lack of a bet...

• Posted in thread: Is my Cider Contaminated? on 05-18-2013 at 07:53 PM
  Nottingham yeast is only $5 fromAmazon or eBay. Still a bargain.

• Posted in thread: Converting gravity to Brix? on 05-06-2013 at 07:20 PM
  So it's actually the gravity subtract one then divide by four?

• Posted in thread: Making Applejack from hard cider? on 04-29-2013 at 08:21 PM
  If u jack 5 gal and get 2 gal. Approx same in 12 oz of cider as 5 oz of jack. So if u usually
  drink the two 12 oz ciders only drink two 5 oz jacks.

• Posted in thread: sweet hard cider recipe for rookies on 04-23-2013 at 10:41 PM
  Good recipe. You can allow to carb then stovetop pasteurize. No bottle bombs!

• Posted in thread: Carbed cider in comparison to still cider on 04-11-2013 at 11:54 PM
  I like them both....Dryer ciders, like apfelwine I like highly carbed like champagne. But I did
  a cider with honeycrisp and heirloom ciders that was back sweetened, and tastes great still.But
  it is al...

• Posted in thread: Keg & Carb - what do I need? on 04-09-2013 at 12:50 PM
  Why can u just use a tap with tubing to fill? Like they do growlers at the breweries.

• Posted in thread: Keg & Carb - what do I need? on 04-09-2013 at 01:09 AM
  I usually make cider in 5 gal batches. Then prime and bottle and pasteurize when carbed. After
  inconsistent carbing I'm considering kegging and force carbing then bottling from the keg. What
  do I need...

• Posted in thread: "Correct" Bottle for Mead? on 04-09-2013 at 12:34 AM
  S.Pellegrino sparkling mineral water 16.9 oz. larger bottles are screw caps.