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Forum: Cider Forum Yesterday, 02:45 AM
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Posted By Sewer_Urchen
I go strong and do both kinds, sparkling and...

I go strong and do both kinds, sparkling and still. It all depends on what I'm brewing. I like a dry sparkling around 14%, I also do still ciders if I'm adding fresh fruit to the brew, or if I go...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-22-2013, 12:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 232
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
I don't know how you did it, but you did...

I don't know how you did it, but you did it...thanks upstate!

When i tried posting it just came up *******************.com, I guess home brew talk has a grudge against home brew chatter... :)
Forum: Cider Forum 05-22-2013, 12:11 AM
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Posted By Sewer_Urchen
Mine is 14-15%ish, and I prime with 1/2 teaspoon...

Mine is 14-15%ish, and I prime with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar per 12 oz. bottle or a heaping teaspoon per 750mL bottle...that's for a dry, champagne like cider. If you want it sweet and pasturize at...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-21-2013, 01:22 PM
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Posted By Sewer_Urchen
Here's a good site, I've looked into these and...

Here's a good site, I've looked into these and conical fermentors, and I think if I were to spend the money I'd just rather get a connical:

Here's the barrell site:...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-21-2013, 03:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 298
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
If you like it, do it...if you don't like it,...

If you like it, do it...if you don't like it, than search for something else.

Sounds like you like it, so keep it up.
Forum: Cider Forum 05-20-2013, 11:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 87
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
It'll take as long as it takes... :) Shouldn't...

It'll take as long as it takes... :)
Shouldn't be more than a few more days, another week at the most with that yeast.
Forum: Cider Forum 05-18-2013, 04:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 240
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
You won't have to degass, because you've left it...

You won't have to degass, because you've left it in the fermenter so long...really degassing is just important for those kits that try to tell you you can have a perfect bottle of wine in 26 days,...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-17-2013, 12:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 240
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
Don't bother adding the energizer unless you find...

Don't bother adding the energizer unless you find yourself with a stuck fermentation and you know the yeasts maximum alcohol tolerance hasn't been reached yet.

If you find after 6 weeks...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-16-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 406
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
Did you ever pull this off? I was wondering how...

Did you ever pull this off? I was wondering how much fresh ginger you added to the 2 gallons and how it came out?
Forum: Cider Forum 05-16-2013, 03:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 240
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
The EC-1118 will definately go in that! I'm...

The EC-1118 will definately go in that! I'm still working on a cider with that yeast that was an OG of 1.125. Here's the deal...you won't be able to drink it for a year. :mad:
I started mine in...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-16-2013, 02:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 302
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
remember, 1/2 teaspoon per 12 oz bottle, heaping...

remember, 1/2 teaspoon per 12 oz bottle, heaping teaspoon per 750mL champagne bottle. Not the other way arround!!!
Forum: Cider Forum 05-15-2013, 02:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 302
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
That's right, I always forget and didn't want ot...

That's right, I always forget and didn't want ot say .5 lbs, because it's 5 oz...

You can use 5 oz of corn sugar, but the home brew store will probably have 5 oz bags already portioned out.
Forum: Cider Forum 05-14-2013, 11:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 302
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
So a teaspoon is approx 4.2 grams of...

So a teaspoon is approx 4.2 grams of sugar...roughly...so if you buy a can of apple juice concentrate and it has 120 grams of sugar, it will be approxamately 28.5 teaspoons of sugar, so 1 can of...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-14-2013, 11:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 302
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
Add sugar to carbonate right before you...

Add sugar to carbonate right before you bottle...can't remember what people use as a ratio though for 5 gallons...I usually do it by the bottle, 1/2 teaspoon of white sugar per 12 oz bottle, or a...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-14-2013, 01:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 185
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
I think the yeast strain has more to do with...

I think the yeast strain has more to do with it...I brew strong ciders with Red Star Champagne, Lalvin D-47, and EC-1118. I've found with a good amount of bottle aging the cider brewed with D-47 has...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-13-2013, 11:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 179
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
I agree with Gil, a little warmer will help...I...

I agree with Gil, a little warmer will help...I bottle carb in my basement which is usually running around 66*F and they take a good month and a half.

The other option that hasn't been considered...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-13-2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 248
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
I like it...never heard back from my math...

I like it...never heard back from my math teachers but what you did looks like it should be pretty close as an estamite.
Forum: Cider Forum 05-12-2013, 04:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 248
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
If you had an OG of 1.058, and fermented down to...

If you had an OG of 1.058, and fermented down to 1.005, then added a gallon at 1.050, your math would only be correct if you then again fermented whatever you had back down to 1.005. but you're not...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-10-2013, 04:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 248
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
That doesn't seem quite right to me...the math...

That doesn't seem quite right to me...the math adds up...but...

If you go with the ABV of the orriginal 2 gallons, would be around 7% (6.96% actually) Basic formula (without an online calculator)...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-09-2013, 02:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 179
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
If you let it sit in the 2ndary without active...

If you let it sit in the 2ndary without active fermentation for a long time (like 2 months) there will still be yeast waiting for something to eat, but not a lot...I age my ciders a long time, and by...
Forum: Cider Forum 05-08-2013, 03:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 718
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
If you don't mind it being still (I think that's...

If you don't mind it being still (I think that's what you said you were going for) You can just keep racking and sweetening with more honey until the yeast has reached it's limit of alchohol...
Forum: Cider Forum 04-30-2013, 07:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 218
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
You could throw some campden tablets in there to...

You could throw some campden tablets in there to stop the fermentation. They are Metabysulphite, and should stop it from continuing.

The other thought is that you might not have given the sorbate...
Forum: Cider Forum 04-30-2013, 06:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 450
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
for Mead I'm partial to Lalvin D-47. If you're...

for Mead I'm partial to Lalvin D-47. If you're going for a strong mead EC-1118 is a good one.

Everybody here seams to reccomend Notingham for cider, I always use Lalvin D-47 or Red Star...
Forum: Cider Forum 04-24-2013, 01:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 249
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
You can also keep it in a garage or basement to...

You can also keep it in a garage or basement to try and keep the temps down, or keep the carboy right next to the window with a paper grocery bag over it to keep the light out. Don't worry as much...
Forum: Cider Forum 04-23-2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 249
Posted By Sewer_Urchen
+1 on the aging comments! You're going to have a...

+1 on the aging comments! You're going to have a drink that will sit in the jug for a few months and then in the bottle for 6 months more.

All my ciders are between 12-15%. They take a good 10...
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