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• Posted in thread: Southern Sweet Cider on 11-06-2009 at 12:07 AM
  I have a batch of this in progress now - upped the recipe to 5 gallons. My OG was only 1.060
  (close enough, i think) and I used wyeast cider yeast. After about 5 days in a warm space the
  cider is at 1...

• Posted in thread: Cider recipe repository? on 10-28-2009 at 01:07 PM
  I'm starting a 2nd 5 gallon batch of cider and wanted to try a different recipe than I got from
  a freind. Any sugustions? The sticky at the top has lots of discusison but recipes are spead
  all over th...

• Posted in thread: Cant get cider to start fermentation on 10-21-2009 at 01:01 PM
  No luck w/ aerating the cider - I guess I'm going to have to toss it. How many campden tables
  do people recommend for 5 gallons?

• Posted in thread: Cant get cider to start fermentation on 10-20-2009 at 09:23 PM
  I probably did over do the campden tablets recommended is 1 to 1 - its a friends recipe and he
  likes to over do it for some reason. I dont have access to the apples anymore. Can I salvage
  this set som...

• Posted in thread: Cant get cider to start fermentation on 10-20-2009 at 09:14 PM
  First pitch was about a week ago today. 2nd pitch was 24 hrs ago.Agreed it might have been too
  cold on the first pitch but the 2nd pitch it should have been plenty warm.

• Posted in thread: Cant get cider to start fermentation on 10-20-2009 at 08:53 PM
  Hello,I Cant get my cider to start fermenting. My cider is home pressed by Mennonite family
  made up of 4 types of apples and as far as I know is preservative free. One week ago I put in
  10 campden tab...

• Posted in thread: First cider, 24 hrs out and no bubbles on 11-19-2008 at 10:21 PM
  Just wanted to thank everyone and let them know I've finished racking and bottled last night.
  Had trouble getting clean bottles. I used amonia and water to remove the labels but ended up
  with a film o...

• Posted in thread: First cider, 24 hrs out and no bubbles on 11-05-2008 at 01:03 AM
  Cider is now at 1.00 or .95 ish. I'm going to rack it in a day or 2.

• Posted in thread: First cider, 24 hrs out and no bubbles on 11-02-2008 at 02:55 PM
  Depending on the type of soap, there can be a film left on things washed with it even after
  rinsing. I'm not saying that is the problem, just that some soaps can do that. You might try
  giving the carb...

• Posted in thread: First cider, 24 hrs out and no bubbles on 11-02-2008 at 03:05 AM
  I'm probably worrying too much again but its been 12 hours and the bubbling hasn't re-started
  since I checked the gravity - I wonder why?