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• Posted in thread: Bottle Bomb Tester on 08-15-2012 at 03:27 PM
  HAHAHA, this is awesome! Worst of luck to ya!

• Posted in thread: Extremely slow fermentation on 08-15-2012 at 02:35 PM
  No starter. I did rehydrate though but that might not of been enough. Good advice though, next
  time I'll try a starter.

• Posted in thread: North American Cider apple varieties on 08-15-2012 at 02:30 PM
  Last year I was a bit late in the season when I went apple picking. So I pretty much got the
  left overs. The juice was mostly Cortland, some Spartan and a bit of Empire. The cider ended
  good but not g...

• Posted in thread: Extremely slow fermentation on 08-15-2012 at 02:17 PM
  It's been pretty hot around here lately. I keep my carboys in the garage where it's cooler but
  I'm sure it's been over 65 F in there for at least the last month. My past experience with
  other yeasts w...

• Posted in thread: Extremely slow fermentation on 08-15-2012 at 12:06 PM
  A few months ago I started a 5 gallons batch using Costco brand "fresh pressed" apple juice.
  I've been experimenting with different yeasts before apple season. For this one I used
  Nottingham, which ca...

• Posted in thread: Unlimited apples, but no press or juicer :( on 05-19-2012 at 05:39 PM
  Yah I see both sides of it. When I have a little more cash and some more time (maybe next
  summer), I might invest in building one. For now the plethora of local of local farmers should
  be good enough ...

• Posted in thread: Unlimited apples, but no press or juicer :( on 05-18-2012 at 12:18 PM
  I have to agree with gregbathurst here, it is primarily a hobby and so you have to invest a
  little. And even if you don't consider cider making a hobby you'd like to pursue, a well made
  press and grin...

• Posted in thread: North American Cider apple varieties on 05-16-2012 at 06:29 PM
  Apple season is still several months away but I already can't wait to get the grind and press
  going for next summers cider.In the mean time I'm trying to locate good apples for cider
  making. Most of t...

• Posted in thread: Cider aged 7 months, lacking taste. Would more ageing be beneficial? on 05-16-2012 at 12:16 PM
  Thanks for all the tips guys!It's almost 2 weeks later now and I tried another bottle last
  night. It seemed better, you could taste a bit more of the apple tartness. It's not fantastic
  but better. So ...

• Posted in thread: Cider aged 7 months, lacking taste. Would more ageing be beneficial? on 05-02-2012 at 07:22 PM
  Yeah I've read good things about Nottingham and other ale yeasts for cider, after the fact. I
  figured that might of been it. Before bottling my SG was at about 1.002 ...pretty dry but I
  wouldn't of mi...