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I am new to home beer brewing (though I have fermented cider), but I have a neighbor who has done it that can help me out. I grew some hops in my backyard this year. Since it's the first year, not a lot of yield, but I did get 1.6 OZ of dried Cascade and 2.4 OZ of dried Nugget. I'd like to...

I'm in Northern KY, near Cincinnati. I planted two rhizomes last year, 1 cascade and 1 saaz. I got a late start and those were the only two kinds I could find still available. Neither one sprouted - at all. I was hoping maybe they were just establishing roots and would come back this year...

I'm hoping. The first batch was a little dry for my taste, but still good. Would you recommend racking this batch into a secondary glass carboy, and if so, when?

I just checked the SG. OG was 1.050 and now it is down almost to 1.00, so I guess it is fermenting. It's just not nearly as active as my first batch where I used Champagne yeast.

I am now brewing my second batch of cider. I found some pasteurized, but no preservative, cider at a local Wild Oats store. I pitched a wine yeast because I want to try and get this batch to end up a little less dry. Here is my problem. The juice was refrigerated when I bought it. Not...