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    Holy fizz, what's the deal?

    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.
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    Dishwasher pasteurization?

    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? lol
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    Do I have to pasturioze and how much sugar to prime for bottling?

    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 below almost .999. I have two gallons, how much sugar do I need to use to prime it? Do I basically...
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    Cider not fermenting

    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. What can I do to get it going? Or is this batch ruined?
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    Best way to stop fermentation prior to bottling?

    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, but I think I saw here that may alter the taste. But if I add priming sugar and bottle I'm...
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    Does my store bought cider have to be unpasteurized?

    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 benzoate listed as ingreadents? We've made wine and beer but this will be the 1st cider attempt...
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