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• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-09-2012 at 06:07 PM
  I can certainly take some, though it's not very impressive. We just got a second 5 gallon
  carboy so we're ready to get some bigger batches going. Alas, not much happened after we added
  the clean up ye...

• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-06-2012 at 07:28 PM
  Thank you thank you for the advice. We definitely appreciate being able to ask questions of
  such a well versed bunch of folks.

• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-06-2012 at 05:05 PM
  It's in our bedroom (what can I say, we LOVE our cider :o ), so it's definitely not below 64,
  though I'm sure the temperature does fluctuate a bit.We know now about the need for initial
  measurements, ...

• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-06-2012 at 02:33 PM
  So, even though it said it was 0 proof, it may still have alcohol in it?Well, in any case, now
  both batches have a bunch of sugar sitting in them, with no activity at all. Is there any
  saving them at ...

• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-06-2012 at 01:03 PM
  Well that was vague of me. Make that 2 gallons juice, 2-3 g yeast, and 3/4 c concentrate in the
  second batch (none in the first)With the second batch at first rack the potential alcohol was 0
  as was t...

• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-06-2012 at 05:52 AM
  1. Juice, red star cotes des blancs yeast and some additional apple juice concentrate in the
  2nd batch3. We didn't have a hydrometer yetwhen we started, so no initial measurements,both
  readings came f...

• Posted in thread: 1st post, 1st Cider. Problems! on 03-05-2012 at 07:23 PM
  I didn't want to start a new thread because this topic seemed fitting, but I am branching off
  to my own question, rather than addressing the OP. I think we may have destroyed not one, but
  two batches ...