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Ah, a good thing to avoid, for sure! Thanks!

Damn iPhone! All of the I️ you see are meant to be the letter between H and J!

Thanks for the replies, all helpful. RPh_Guy:Admittedly, my temperature control leaves a lot to be desired. It is typically limited to just the temp of my house ~67-71. Hanglow: yeah, I️ thought I️ had read as much somewhere else, which is why I️ added some more...

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No, I didn’t. Even if I had, I just added the apfelwein today (6 weeks in). Good thought though, thanks!

No, I didn’t. Even if I had, I just added the apfelwein today (6 weeks in). Good thought though, thanks!

Hi all! I’m experimenting with making a cider using Weihenstephan wheat yeast (Wyeast 3068). My recipe is below: 5 gallons Mott's organic cider (sg 1.050) 1/2 tsp Yeast nutrient 2.5 tsp pectic enzyme Wyeast Weihenstephan Wheat (3068) yeast Starting gravity was 1.046 (~6% potential abv)...

Yeah, ideally there'd be something almost like an IV bag or Camelbak reservoir that you could have down in the carboy, and then inflate through a thin tubing to the proper degree. Hmmm...

I'm trying to think of creative and effective ways to displace O2 headspace after transferring my apfelwein to secondary. I've seen suggestions for marbles, but that sounds like a pain, plus I'm not even sure where to buy enough marbles to offset headspace from a 5 gallon batch. I had the...

Excellent! Thanks so much for the time and effort you put in to your comments. All sounds good and makes sense. Much appreciated! I'm still thinking about how best to eliminate headspace without having to get another carboy (got limited space as is, at the moment). I've got some finished...

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Not familiar with her, will search. Thanks!

Not familiar with her. Will search, thanks!

Thanks! So it sounds like the oxygen exposure which occurs during the actual process of racking is negligible, so long as ive got the proper carboy set up (I.e. Not too much head space)? This is a 5 gallon batch, would topping off secondary with apple juice (and restarting a bit of...

I'm currently fermenting my second batch of Apfelwein - the first batch was good, I drank most of it too early but found that bottles kept getting better with time and was able to establish a good timing schedule for future batches. I didn't rack the first batch to secondary - I think it sat in...

Hey there! Same sentiments here - never used a kit, just store-bought juice. The amount of sugar to add is really based on a number of factors: what alcohol content you're looking for; how much sweetness you want; what your yeast's tolerances are, etc. You could always not add any sugar and...

Update: after priming the cider with 1 cup corn sugar dextrose, bottling, and conditioning for 2 weeks, I opened a bottle. Barely a puff upon opening the swing top. Very very very light fizz noise in the bottle; maybe a handful of bubbles when poured into glass. No noticeable carbonation...

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any updates?

Any updates?