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I started my cider batch Feb 8th, and transferred over to secondary fermentation a week later. It's been just over a month total now, and I guess I'm just waiting for it to go clear before I bottle it. I was just wondering if it will for sure ever go clear. My cider didn't start off clear when I...

On Sunday, I started my first batch of cider. My plan was to start off simple to get the process down, and possibly do something fun with secondary fermentation. I'm not sure my primary fermentation is even doing anything. I put 5 gallons of preservative free, pasteurized(that's all I could...

I've seen many different cider recipes with very different amounts of sugar added. Is there a standard OG/ beginning sugar content I should be striving for? I'm assuming this will vary based on my desired alcohol content and strain of yeast used. Is there a chart out there that lists suggested...

I've been reading posts on here for hours, trying to come up with a good method and recipe for some cider. Ultimately, I would love to create a sweet and slightly tart sparkling cherry apple cider. It looks like there may be a few obstacles in the way: **Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just going...

I've been wondering what the technical difference is between cider and wine. At first I thought that it was just that ciders are carbonated, but that's not always the case. Ciders can be carbonated or still, and wines are sometimes carbonated(sparkling). Then I was thinking it was the type of...

I have helped several friends with brewing of beer and wine, but am about to make my own for the first time. I was given a 'Selection Estate Series' Washington Columbia Valley Riesling juice kit, and a standard 6 gallon wine making equipment set. I generally like Rieslings, but sometimes find...