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Ok. First, the back story. started a 5 gallon batch, fermented in a plastic vessel down to 1.000, about 16 days total. A week later, it was still 1.000. I racked it to a glass carboy and onto campden tabs (crushed up in a little warm water) and potassium sorbate. I let it sit another 2...

Hey all, Disclaimer, I read a page or two back but didn't search. I want to start my very first mead. I've been making apple cider for over a year but I took it in my head to start a mead on the 4th of July with an eye towards drinking at christmas/new years. I want to go very simple at...

...so, I'm making some (1 gallon) hard lemonade that's going to be very high in alcohol content - like at or beyond the ability of EC-1118 to process - the hygrometer says it'd be 19.6% if fermented down to 1.0. When it's done, i'm going to backsweeten with another gallon of unfermented...

I keep hearing about putting tea into the cider for the tannins, or at least, that's what I think I keep hearing. What's the deal? How does one go about it? My wife *loves* iced tea so making cider, which she likes, with tea seems like the sure way to earning extra credit...

So, I want to do run of cider for the purposes of making apple jack. I'm trying to make enough to fill at least a 750ML bottle. I have several questions which, after doing a quick forum search, I still need some insight on. 1) How much cider do I need to start with to reach the 750ml (or...

Hello, all. I’ve noticed that, as informative as the information is in this forum and as helpful as the people are, there was no clearly identifiable FAQ to read. Having just made my first two batches, I thought I’d try to collate my own questions, experiences and observations...

Hello everyone, Let me start out by apologizing for the following wall of text. I like to write and I like to chronicle my new projects, which, when aggregated make for a fairly long read. Without further ado... I recently took it in my head to try a batch of cider, never having done...