Recent content by matthewjconnor

Just started my batch! I ended up using lalvin ec-1118 yeast, which I haven't used before. It sure did smell good when I was heating it up on the stove!

It doens't taste that good or bad really. It tastes like apples and has a huge bite at the end. Are there things I can do now to improve the taste or should I just change my recipe next batch?

So over the past couple weeks I have been distracted and basically forgot about my fermenting cider. Today, I noticed that there was cider all over the top of my carboy and my apartment reeked of booze. It looked to me like the pressure had pushed the airlock off, as the seal was broken between...

Just popped the top off, it doesn't look like too much is going on, It looks the same as before I put the yeast in, so I'm guessing the yeast sunk to the bottom? Should I rehydrate more yeast and add it? I unfortunately broke my brand new hydrometer the second I got it home, but its sitting in...

Hello All, I am just getting started brewing some Hard Apple Cider and think I might have a problem. I mixed 4 gallons of cider with 4 pounds of sugar in a 5 gallon pail. I then added some brewers yeast. Then, I put a lid on the bucket to seal it. I had previously inserted an airlock...