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    Great Value Cranberry Apple now in the "cooker"

    Wanted to use up my last pouch of EC-1118, so the beast has been created. :cross: 6 96oz bottles of Wal Mart Great Value Cranberry Apple 9 cups sugar EC-1118 OG - 1.092 Fermenting till dry In the brewing bucket now, will rack in three weeks to a carboy to finish. Will report how...
  2. M

    Floating a hydrometer in your carboy?

    Am I the only one that does this? I like seeing sg on the fly and not messing with a thief. Sometimes I gotta bump it around a little to dislodge bubbles but it always gets me real close to actual.
  3. M

    Sorbate/campden vs pasturizing?

    Im debating what is the best to use? Previously pasturized cider, backsweetened with caramel/cinnamon and aj concentrate. Beer bottling with caps. I never used sorbate/campden. I have a super hot water heater so I use the dishwasher method. Im afraid sorbate/sulfites will add sulfur tastes...
  4. M

    Does this sound right?

    Got 5 gal of fresh local cider (pasturized no additive) 1 cup dark sugar, three cups white sugar, Lalvin ec1118. Rum in airlock It is fermenting around 69 deg. Week one, day 1. Bubbles every 5 sec in airlock. Came back from a trip and foam had apparently reached wayy up the neck. Smell from...
  5. M

    Anyone ever use oxyclean as a no rinse sani?

    Bought a tub of no rinse, and that is all this stuff is. I tried a small sample and it worked. Anyone else ever do this? Oxyclean is a heck of alot cheaper.
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