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Refractometer Ps after adding honey went from 1.034 up to 1.040 before dropping back down to 1.035 yesterday.

Honestly none of this math makes sense. So please double check me: 6gal pre sugar cider = 1.043 5lbs dextrose & 1lbs granulated sugar added, no sg taken. 2pck d47 3tsp yeast nutrient day 4 and again day 6 Sg 1.034 (against what i thought at the time was 1.043) Added 1lb honey and 1 jar apple...

Using joshs' math i think my actual OG was 1.086. It is currently at 1.035. In the name of sanity i think i am going to split this batch into 2 and grind more apples to dilute it. Too much sugar is the only problem that makes sense so far. There are no preservatives, 3packets yeast, & nurtients.

I used a refractometer (but with wrong og#) it got to 1.034. But also a hydrometer that i thought matched 1%? Maybe i misread it. Then i added 1 more packet yeast, honey, and apple butter to 1.040. It has been steadily bubbling. The day before yesterday my checked and it was back down to 1.036.

Wow that is a lot to take in. Not sure why i thought 1lb sugar to 1gal was barely going to get to 6%. Im gonna have to talk with my dad about buying more carboys and grinding the rest of his apples on the tree. I wonder if the high sugar is why fermentation stalled? But it picked back up after i...

Thank you! The math gets pretty daunting the emotional rollercoaster is wild. The original start was 6 gal cider to 6lbs sugar. I think the honey & apple butter would count as 1lbs each. Im debating on throwing in the last 2 packets of yeast with more nutrient? Im going to let go a few more days...

Hi all, My dad has had an apple tree for decades and we usually just make apple butter. This year i decided we should make hard cider. I spent a ton of money and have no experience. I checked my sg with just the fresh pressed juice 1.043. But i didn't check after the sugar! It was 5lbs dextrose...