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Quick question, I see a lot of people carbonating with dextrose (corn sugar). Is possible to carb with cane or brown sugar?

I have heard it takes anywhere from 3-4 weeks and other times I've heard it's about 4-6 weeks? Does it very depending on the recipe? I have a few 1 gal batches I started without a hydrometer. How will I know when they are done? (I now have a hydrometer but no o.g to compare against) any advise...

I have a 1 gallon carboy of cider that is just about 2 weeks old now. It has stopped bubbling and I've noticed it has started to clear a little. Should I rack to another carboy now or wait longer? I was also thinking of racking to another container and starting a second fermentation, should I...

Just wondering is a "normal" end gravity for most ciders. I started 2, 1 gal batches without a hydrometer so I had no way to measure o.g. Just wondering so I might have a bench mark after my hydrometer arrives

I'm about 5 days into fermentation on my cider and I noticed the water in my 3 piece airlock starting to get close to flowing backwards. 1 gal carboy, 3 cups sugar, 1/5 vial english labs cider yeast, 1 teaspoon yeast nutrient. It gets a little cold at night, maybe 62-64. When I noticed this it...