Picked up a bunch of peach cider in SC recently, and I want to make a hard cider. Some alsay just add yeast, others advise diluting to 4 gallons first. Still others say I need to add peaches.
What say you? I've never made a cider before, so I'm not good at educated guesses.
No, I have fermentation temp control. Even if they didn't know it, the folks who fermented in caves were doing so because of temp control. Therefore, my position remains unchallenged.
Always Atlantic Brew Supply! Those guys know their stuff, and they carry almost everything - homebrew to commercial. I use to use Northern Brewer, but since I live in Raleigh I have gone ABS exclusively.
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I clean all of my pre-boil and boil equipment after each use, and then just depend on the boil to sanitize. I clean all of my post-boil stuff after use, then sanitize before using after the boil.