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Does anyone prime before bottling? I know most english ciders have very little carbonation.

Ok thanks, Also I have 70+ red hook bottles I have been saving I just rinsed and removed the labels. To clean before bottleing should I just run them on the rinse and headed dry cycle of the dishwasher? That is what we do for caning.

I had my brew kettle in a ice bath too, I was just trying to cool it down faster. Thermal shock the yeast? The dry yeast that came in my kit said on the back of the packet to get a 4 oz pot of water at 87-90 degree F to activate the yeast before putting in the fermenter. The Brewers best...

Hello, I have been lurking on here for awhile now seeing if I think home brewing is possible for me. I just got the Brewers Best beginner kit for my birthday from my wife and yesterday I just brewed my first batch American Pale Ale. I have a great brew store down the street from me that...