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• Posted in thread: Dishwasher pasteurization? on 12-21-2010 at 07:31 PM
  Okay, it's not that big of a deal to do my dishes at the same time. It was kind of a joke. The
  main question was if I need to do anything aside from put the bottles in the washer and run the
  sanitize ...

• Posted in thread: Holy fizz, what's the deal? on 12-21-2010 at 05:34 PM
  A few I did and a few I didn't. Even the chilled ones went over some. (I didn't know that would
  matter though- I've been making wine for a few years and I am just starting on cider)

• Posted in thread: Holy fizz, what's the deal? on 12-21-2010 at 05:27 PM
  My cider is so bubbly that every time open one it foams over. Did I do anything wrong? It also
  seems to lose it's fizz fast once it is poured.

• Posted in thread: Dishwasher pasteurization? on 12-21-2010 at 05:24 PM
  I have about 18 bottles of cider that I am ready to pasteurize. Do I just set it in the
  dishwasher and run it on the sanitation setting? Dumb question- any reason I can't do dishes at
  the same time? l...

• Posted in thread: Do I have to pasturioze and how much sugar to prime for bottling? on 11-29-2010 at 05:39 PM
  This is my first batch of cider. Up until now I have made fruit wines, grape wines from kits
  and beer from kits. So it will be my first sparkling beverage made from scratch. It has
  fermented out to be...

• Posted in thread: Cider not fermenting on 10-26-2010 at 02:08 PM
  Can I do anything to jump start it?

• Posted in thread: Cider not fermenting on 10-25-2010 at 01:28 PM
  I added yeast to my cider yesterday and it does not appear to be fermenting., The cider jug
  said it had less than 1/10 of 1% potassium sorbate for freshness and I suspect that might be
  the reason. Wha...

• Posted in thread: Best way to stop fermentation prior to bottling? on 10-24-2010 at 03:05 PM
  I was concerned that there would be too much pressure for the bottles. I have had wine corks
  pop out on me before, but it sounds like that isn't an issue here. I'm disappointed to hear it
  will take si...

• Posted in thread: Best way to stop fermentation prior to bottling? on 10-23-2010 at 04:57 PM
  I have 5 gal of cider from the farmer's market. I plan to dissolve 3 pounds of honey into it
  along with champagne yeast and let ferment to about 1.01. Then what? I have sorbistat k and
  camden tablets,...

• Posted in thread: Does my store bought cider have to be unpasteurized? on 11-03-2009 at 10:27 PM
  I can't find unpasteurized cider here anywhere. I have considered making my own but I'm not
  sure if that is necessary. Can I use a jug of cider from Sam's? It has apples, potassium
  sorbate and sodium ...