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Apologies in advance for the loooong post and thanks for any opinions/advice. Alrighty then...long story short I have 55 gallons of cider fermenting in a conical fermenter in my basement. I squished those stupid apples myself and picked them all myself~washed them~rinsed them in star-san and...

I have joined the bottle bomb club. :) I didn't pay attention to how long my bottles were carbonating...(long story but justified inattention ;) ) Anyhoo, I box up my bottles just in case-and I came home to the beautiful smell of cherry cider exploded in my dining room. I only lost 3 bottles...

It looks like I may get the chance to clean out a bar that closed. It looks like they just locked the doors and never came back one night as the kitchen sink is full of dishes. There isn't any power yet, so I am not sure what else is hiding under the bar or in the dark and scary kitchen. I did...

So I have been lurking for about 6 months, and have been brewing hard cider for about a year and a half. My results in the beginning were excellent, but all brews since June have had issues. It really seems like since I have been taking notes, writing things down and using a hydrometer things...