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    Fresh cider is sucking water through airlock

    It's official: I'm in panic mode. I have eight single gallon batches fermenting for about a month. Through various experiments I came to a plan for a 5 gallon batch that I expected to be the good stuff. 125lbs pressed this past Sunday. Was going to pitch the yeast tomorrow, without campden...
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    Topping off & Air space

    In much of the info I have read about making cider in books or on the net, I see instructions to keep the fermenting cider topped off. Is this necessary when using glass carboys and airlocks, or only required for casks and larger vessels? I currently have a 5 gallon carboy with 3 gallons of...
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    Another slow Cider fermentation post

    What temp are you fermenting at? You've lost gravity, so I take it that the cider is fermenting. What is the size of the batch, and how much yeast did you use? Did you pitch the yeast straight to the must, or make a starter? I have 3 gallons in a 5 gallon carboy, pitched with a starter from two...
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