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UPDATE: Racked to secondary tonight. Readings indicated between 4.5-5% ABV, 3.5% sugar, and SG of 1.014 , so we must have done something right! Tasted it. Had a slight tangy taste coupled with a slight tingle on the tongue, similar a crisp wine. Now to wait some more for it clarify. In...

UPDATE: The airlock has been pretty much still for about 24 hours. It was only super active for about a day. Should I chance taking a sample, or go ahead and rack to secondary and sample at the same time to limit exposure? There was a high enough krausen to clog the airlock after the first 24...

Coopers, not coppers.

We wound up getting 5.5 gallons of juice. Starting values (before corn sugar add): SG 1.042 Pot. Alc. 5.5 %sugar 11 After just shy 1lb corn sugar (2 tbl used to bottle our 1 gal of stout)and one packet Coppers yeast: SG 1.048 Pot. Alc. 6.5 %sugar 12.5 24 hours after pitching, bubbling at...

Thanks! I wonder if I should put a lb or two of sugar in when I prime.

We are starting our first ever pear cider batch using the pears off our own tree. We just finished juicing almost 5 gallons. Our initial measure of potential alcohol volume read around 7.5. Will the reading be different after adding the campden tabs? If we're going for a semi sweet finish...