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I am looking to build a fermentation chamber. SWMBO gave me a single stage Johnson control unit for Christmas (what I asked for, didn't realize there were dual stage ones). I think this will be fine, as I plan to use it to cool in the summer months, and then switch and plug in a heating bulb for...

Another season, another batch of cider. Thanks to some of the good threads regarding pasteurizing and using plastic bottles to test carbonation pressure, I've gotten pasteurizing down and seem to have avoided any bottle bombs. While I get good carbonation level once I pop the top off the...

I have gone through several batches of cider, and keep running into the same issue when bottle carbonating. For some reason, some bottles are noticeably more carbonated than others. Thinking it was an issues with how I added my primer (apple juice concentrate) to my racking bucket, when I added...

I just went to check my bottled cider for carbonation level to see if it was time to pasteurize. It has been in the bottles for 3 days (previously I found 4-5 days was on the high end of carbonation levels). The bottle I opened (12 oz) had a quick gush of foam, but then upon tasting the cider...

After several batches of testing, I'm going to brew a larger batch of cider tomorrow. I'm going to do 2 seperate 2gallon batches, using 2 5gallon carboys. I had an issue with krausen going crazy when fermenting 1gallon of cider in a 1gallon carboy, so looking forward to the extra head space...

originally posted under Gluten Free thread, but thought this might be an appropriate spot-- I am brewing my first hard cider for the holidays. I have a friend with celiac disease, and would love her to be able to enjoy this. For this recipe, I only used Zeigler's Apple Cider (confirmed...

I am brewing my first hard cider for the holidays. I have a friend with celiac disease, and would love her to be able to enjoy this. For this recipe, I only used Zeigler's Apple Cider (confirmed with a company spokesperson, the only ingredient is apples, no potassium sorbate) and WL Cider...

I have a partial extract wheat beer (OG 1.076) in the primary carboy. The krausen originally exploded, reaching all the way to the airlock. It has been 10 days since brewing, and the krausen has subsided. However, the airlock is still very active (about once/8 sec). Question: Should I...