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what is the process for aging bourbon in one of those little barrels? I like to drink Evan Williams, would that work well, has anyone used that before? I'm new to this process but want to try it out. Where is the best place to get a little barrel that won't leak and is good quality? Can the...

I'm in the process of making my first hard cider. I want the end product to be sweet but not carbonated. So once fermentation is done if i back sweeten to taste and throw it into a stockpot and heat to 145 for ten mins will it pasteurize/kill all yeast and not cook off the alcohol? Then from the...

New brewer here making first batch of hard cider. I have an airlock on a 1 gallon glass wine jug. Started brewing lastnight and woke up this morning to foam in my airlock. The foam has gone down in the bottle now so there is empty space in the neck now. It's bubbling away with a bubble in the...

New brewer here making first batch of hard cider. I have an airlock on a 1 gallon glass wine jug. Started brewing Lastnight and woke up this morning to foam in my airlock. The foam has gone down in the bottle now so there is empty space in the neck now. It's bubbling away with a bubble in the...

I am just abojt ready to go but have a few last minute questions. I'm ising store bought cider, from Walmart, starts with a M but can't remember brand. 1. Can I primary ferment in the jug it came in or use the 1 gallon glass jug I have? I don't have two glass containers to secondary in so...

New cider maker here. Never made anything before. I've been reading in this forum for about a month. I'm jist about ready to start making the caramel Apple hard cider recipe I found on here. I have my one gallon glass jug, stopper and airlock, and yeast the home brew store suggested with...

I'm going to be making some hard cider. Following the Carmel apple recipe on here. I will be using a one gallon wine jug and then bottling the few I make. What is the best way to clean the jug once the wine is gone? What's the easiest way to sanitize the jug, equipment I just bought and...

I've never brewed anything in my life before. Have no equipment either. But it is hard to make apple cider? I don't care if it is regular or hard cider. Any help or a place to start would be appreciated. Is it even legal to do in PA. I'm looking forward to the fall when I can get a lot of apples...