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I'm doing a batch of cranberry/apple cider. Using Nottingham yeast and the fermentation is getting really slow in secondary. Last time I checked, the SG was in the 1.02 area and 5.5-6.0% ABV. I'm fearing that the cranberry in the brew combined with ale yeast is heading to this not fermenting...

Anyone in SE Michigan have tips on where to get the best source cider? I've made some with Porters Orchard cider from Goodrich and like the results, but I'm wondering if there are any orchards with cider optimal for brewing?

I started my cyser back at the beginning of August. 2 gal of cider from a local orchard, and 2# honey from bees they keep on their property. Fermented quite well, cleared and has been racked twice so far. Currently, it is in glass jugs with just a bit of additional lees settled out on the...

So, I've got various attempted fruit wines in bulk aging right now. What I'm wondering is at they have been in there many months and are no longer dropping lees. Once I bottle them, do I age an additional 6 months in bottle, or do I count the time aging in bulk? I know, longer is better, but...

I have a 6.5 gallon "ale pail" (ale will likely never touch it, but anyways...) that I recently started a simple mead in. I ended up with 4.5 gallons of must, so there is significant headspace, but it's a new fermentation so it's going strong. However, even this new fermentation can't keep...

I've got some wine aging in a glass jug. It's nothing fancy, just Welchs white grape juice made better with some Montrachet yeast:). What I'm noticing though is a strange whispy appearance near the top of the jug, just the top inch or so up in the neck. Hard to get a photo, but it's almost...

Trying my first wine after doing several batches of hard cider. I notice that most recipies I see call for some amount of concentrate + a lot of sugar. I've been wondering though, why add raw sugar instead of more concentrate? Is it just a cost thing or some other reason? I'm calculating...

Ok, so I've made a few ciders that have been decent (mostly still aging, but drinkable for now). So, I decided to try a cyser. Unfortunately, the cider mill I had bought from before is closed from the seson, so I ended up changed more than one variable at once and got something strange...