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Look into retirement savings options through your wife. As a teacher (working for the state I assume?), she likely has access to some tax sheltered retirement vehicles that you do not.

I'm working on Nick Schade's Guillemot cedar strip design in the garage right now. A slow process, but it will be worth it - it has beautiful lines! Nice job PTN!

I'm currently living (mostly) outside of Ithaca. I bounce back and forth between the east and west coasts for work. My sister-in-law is an asst. winemaker out west - it's a tough industry to break into. Kudos and best wishes to you! Which winery are you working for?

When I've made batches of cider using freshly pressed juice/sweet cider (however one prefers to call it) it has taken at least 3-4 months to clear. It will get there eventually, but it takes a good long time. Let it sit and forget about it a bit. The first one I did I bottled too soon (out of...

Welcome (back) from a fellow Finger Lakes resident!

Welcome from a part-time Northern Californian! It's a great group, and a great resource for an awesome hobby!

I have tried adding about 1/2 bottle (2 oz) of the apricot flavoring to a 5 gallon batch. It was still bone dry, but subtle changes to the flavor and an added nice aroma. I like regular apfelwein, but have also enjoyed this variant, and it has been well-received by friends.

Did you crush the blueberries? I ran into this problem - the blueberries initially swelled and (I presume) fermented within the berry until they burst ... but in the meanwhile, since the gas was contained like a whole bunch of little balloons, they displaced tons of liquid, which went up, up...

4367.5 + 12.5 = 4380

+ 5 gallons ... = 4300!!!

My first post too ... 4131 + 5 gallons bottled this week and + 5 gallons started yesterday = 4141