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Hi all Here's the last (hard) cider I've fermented using Safale S-04 yeast and pressed apple juice from my orchard (all desert apples). My 5th batch ever and the first one using this yeast strain. Nottingham was my preferred yeast, until now. 1.050 SG - 1.006 FG - 5.78% potential ABV%. No...

My cider has dropped to 1.002 two days ago and I've racked it to another carboy, forgetting to take some of the lees off the bottom. Well, man learns everytime. I've used the so well reviewed WLP775 cider yeast from White Labs and it is still sweet. I thought that by this low SG will be...

I'm about to clean my carboys. Could I use a normal dish detergent and then just apply some Star San as I always do? I don't see any reason to buy a brewing specific detergent. What do you think?

I've just made 6 gallon (hard) cider using nonpasteurized apple juice. As I had a bag of Safale S-04 yeast that was long expired for about 2 years, I've thought of building a starter with some DME using my new bought stir plate. After 8 hours it's bubbling like crazy and I've never seen such a...

I'm about to prime my cider. What should I use for priming, honey or Dextrose/Maltodextrin combo? I have both.

I'm posting here as I haven't received any answer in the yeast subgroup. How the heck one step ups a yeast starter?? :) I could find only partial info on how to do it for what I need, to ferment 15 gallons of cider. I'll copy/ paste the other post here. Thanks gents! "I'd like to start...

I'd like to start creating my own yeast database and make yeast cultures on plates and slants, so I could save some $ and for the fun of it. I'd like to make a yeast starter enough for 15 gallons cider starting from a pack/vial of White Labs W775 yeast. On the pack it says that for that...

I've started the biggest cider batch (15 gallons) ever, but I was reluctant to add anything else to it. Is it too late to add some English tea to supplement the lack of tannins and give my cider a bit of body? Could you recommend me what tea to add?

Hi all No time long see. 4 days ago I've started brewing my 2nd cider (60 liters) using the o'l good Notty yeast. This time I could buy unpasteurized apple juice from a local farm in Germany where I live now. I've sulfited it using a 10% SO2-Solution (Potassium Metabisulfite) 1 ml per liter...

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Hi all I've just received my first bought liquid yeast, a vial of White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast. I'm extatic. I had to share.

Is it necessary to add DME to a yeast starter made from frozen yeast if I'll be using it for hard cider? Will it not alter the taste? Thank you

Has anyone ever used dextrose for priming together with maltodextrin, which is used for giving cider body and mouth-feel? Should I stick to the priming calculators' directions and add the required dextrose quantity and the same amount of maltodextrine? Or a dext:maltodex = 1:2 ratio? I'm...

Hi all I'm 2 days shy of starting my first cider batch. After reading a great amount on this forum I'm planning on cold crashing, racking it at 1.015-1.010, bottle conditioning to carb it a little and finally pasteurizing using the stove method. Has anyone tried this approach? Will I...