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Been doing the wild yeast for years and never had problems. I DO however bleach everything i need including the barrels, pumps, hoses etc.

Hallo, What campden tablets do you folks recommend for that? potassium metabisulfite or sodium metabisulfite? Or does it even matter? AND what does the term "pitching the yeast" mean? Thanks

I have read here in different threads about "pitching yeast", but what is "pitching yeast"?

Hallo, Why carbonate? Apfelwein in Germany is never carbonated. That is the British contribution to Cider. I Lived in Germany for 30 Years.

Hallo, A Cider story 50+ years in the making. In the late 1950's somewhere in Southern Germany. I was a baby when my father came home one day (yeah, like I would really remember) with two brand spanking new 100 liter plastic cider barrels. My father had got to know a farmer who also owned...

Thanks, Sounds good. I, at one point, thought about killing the yeast with Grain alcohol, but did not want to run around totally drunk 24/7.

Hallo, I have been reading about several methods to stop fermentation here in this forum to end up with a little sweeter cider. BUT, I have been and continue to make a 35 gallon barrel of cider. I keep all of it in the barrel and just draw one pitcher at a time for consumption. What would be...

Hi, Originally from Germany settled in Virginia in 84. Got two 35 gallon plastic applewein barrrels from my Dad a long time ago. I have been drinking Applewein for decades now. Or is it cider? Anyhow, it has alcohol in it and that's what counts! Most