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So, I decided to add sugar cubes into each bottle individually. After 3 days, there seems to be some bubbling on all the bottles, so, I am of the opinion that this has 'worked' in terms of the carbonation issues. I will continue to monitor the bottles and see where we are in about a week or so...

Thanks, z-bob. I am going to go with the sugar cube method if they fit, or measure out the required amount of granulated sugar and add it to the bottles individually. This is a great idea. As regards the strength of the glass.....I will Google what type of glass should be used, but if you have...

Johnnyseko- Thanks for the info. I have used these bottles for quite a while now, and I haven't actually had any breakages as a result of carbonation, so I think they are OK, but I am not 100% sure. You raise an interesting point. I hadn't really considered glass strength before (which seems...

z-bob I am using 1 litre Ikea bottles. Unfortunately, the country I live in, KSA, doesn't encourage these 'fine arts', so these are the best bottles I can find. Next year we'll be leaving and moving to a more 'fermentable friendly' country, so I will purchase some smaller bottles, but...

myndflyte - I think I will try the 'per bottle' approach this time rather than adding all the sugar to the 5 gallons, as clearly this will ensure a more balanced carbonation over the individual bottles. I assume that everything is done in the same way as described above, but just with the...

DaveC and Myndflyte. Thanks for the confirmation and advice. I'll 'give it a whirl'. :)

To all, I have had the same problem for the last 2 batches of cider I have made, and I am wondering if anyone has had the same issue and could offer some guidance? The problem is that after I have siphoned my cider into their individual bottles, only the first 7-8 bottles seem to...

To Jump on the back of DyingBreed's post.... I asked this question in another post, but I haven't received any feedback there, so would someone mind giving me their experience here (it's related to DyingBreed's post)? I have transferred my juice mixture (with 3/4 cup of diluted sugar) straight...

To all, Thanks for the very informative original post and the subsequent posts. I would like to confirm something regarding 'cold crashing'. After letting my juice sit in the original carboy for 4-5 weeks and then adding my sugar (mixed with water) to the juice, I then syphon into...

Dimax Thanks very much for the information. I will search Cold Crashing in the forums :) Much appreciated :mug:

Thanks all for the tips. So far I have had no further explosions, but I am still very careful when opening the bottles. Luckily, you can push in the steel holdings around the cap in a little and this releases some of the pressure before opening, so this has assisted with making it less of a...

Sorry, but I forgot to mention that I did mix the sugar in with some water before I added it to the mix. I added 3 quarters of a cup of sugar with half a cup of water (which is what I did before) and there were no explosions previously. Not sure what to do now. I checked today, and there...

I wanted to update you on the current situation, and to pick your brains, if I may? After 4 weeks of waiting, I added 3 quarters of a cup of white cane sugar into the 5-gallon plastic carboy. The juice had been in the same carboy for the entire 4 weeks, I did not complete a second racking...

Fantastic advice. Thanks very much. This is all really helpful. This weekend I will be bottling the two five gallon carboys and then I have another one to bottle a few days later. I will immediately put another 3 carboys 'back on the go' as I am excited to try by adding some Steviana into the...

Midenman and Maylar, Thanks for the info. I left the original 5 gallons in the first carboy for one month, added the 3/4 cup of cane sugar, bottled immediately and then two weeks for the carbonation. The carbonation was very good, and I was somewhat scared at opening the bottles...