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I have recently harvested some yeast from an old Rosie.. i have been slowly building it up with bigger quantities of juice and was going to use it for a 25 liter batch this weekend. I have just tasted the apple juice that it is fermenting now and it is very sour.. is this a sign of infection...

Hi yall, Is psr ( pink stain remover) the same as starsan and can it be used in a spray bottle to spray when brewing? Sorry if its a silly question.

Did you put it in primary of secondary?

Thanks iseneye

Thanks Iloveworts... Just topped it off.. will this cause fermentation to start back up?

Hi I have just put my cider (store brought juice)in to secondary. Some went into a glass carboy but the remaining cider has been transferred into a plastic fermenter and i was planning to leave in secondary for a month.. there is quite a bit of headspace, probably enough for a 1 gallon to 1.5...

Transferred today from primary ( the first photo) to secondary ( the second and third)...

Thanks greghark.. I should state that this is only my second batch so i think i may be jumping into to far. Just trying to make the best cider possible.. but you lost me at ph lol I have heard of one specific amout of acidis and tannins on this forum but it was only an estimate and hadn't...

I am currently making a batch of cider from store brought juice.. How much malic acid and tannin powder per gallon of cider? And when shoud i add these? I'm trying to make something similar to strongbow crisp.. any suggestions Also any ideas of a recipe to follow to ger something similar to a...

Whish i new this two days ago.. I just made 16 gallons of cider and added 2 pounds of suger per 6 gallon batch. Do you guys think it will turn out alright?