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I bottled a 23L batch of strawberry/apple cider 3 months ago. OG was 1.054, FG after adding strawberry syrup and before bottling was 1.02. I wasn't looking for anything strong, just something refreshing and sweet for the upcoming summer. Using my trusty 600ml plastic bottle as a carbonation...

after pouring in my apple juice and pitching my yeast, I've been waiting for 2 days to see some action in my airlock, but to no avail. After closer inspection, I've realised that my primary bucket has a couple of small holes! When I press on the lid, I can hear the air escaping. I've taped them...

hey all! I bottled my second batch of Caramel cider yesterday......OG of 1.05, FG of 1.01, then 1.02 after adding the caramel syrup. Last time I did this, it took about 5 days for the carbonation level to be right. Just out of pure curiosity I felt my plastic tester bottle to see if there were...

I ran out of bottles, had 5 litres left in my bottling bucket, so poured the final product into my 1 galon demijohn. Has anyone had any experience in heating up these smaller demijohns? I hate flat ciders, so thats not an option. The only other thing I can think of is just cold crashing it...

hey guys! I've just racked my 1 gallon batch to a secondary after 11 days of fermenting. OG was 0.054, SG was 0.01 4 days in a row so I racked. What should be my next step? Im not really chasing anything in particular, as it's my first experimental batch, but at the same time I don't want it...

hey everyone, first time poster, avid reader, so thankyou for all your ideas and suggestions! I've gotten to the 7 day mark of primary fermentation. I'm starting small scale (5L demijohns) so I can get some decent recipes before trying them out in a bigger batch. My issue is an apparent...