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Well I just finished bottling...48 beer bottles later and I am done! I tasted it and BOY IS IT GOOD!!! As soon as it hits your tongue it tastes like Apple Pie (exactly what I was going for) then as you swallow it tastes like a dry dessert wine. That was just the still sample. I am sure it is...

An exact date? I don't have one...a fairly accurate time frame...well over a month. It's going on 2 months now. There hasnt been any airlock activity now for over 2 weeks but I continued to let it sit because I saw a few bubbles rising up from the depths of the cider (very small bubbles)...

So my apple pie spiced cider has finally cleared and it's time to bottle! The FG is at.996 !!! When I first started I went to my HBS and he gave me a million little baggies of various things I would need throughout my adventure. Right now my bottles have about 1 oz. of Sodium meta sitting in...

I was just wondering...what does light-stuck cider look like. I am beginning to think that my cider has been struck. I used clear cider and it is cloudy orange...makes me think maybe it's struck and I should just bottle it. It still tastes good though.

Mine typically takes from about 36 hours to 48. I never use a starter.

Yea I used Cote and barely had any. Like I said, MAYBE 1/2" or so.

That's peculiar that you say that. I used cider and mine didn't need a blow off. It had MAYBE 1/2" foam at the top...and 1/2" is being VERY generous.

I used Cote des Blancs on my spiced Cider and I like the way it is tasting right now (in it's clearing phase) so I am thinking of just using that again. i only have Cote and Montrachet in my fridge. I am pretty clueless when it comes to yeast. Call me sacreligious, but I was under the assumption...

I like the label. Nice colors and layout. One suggestion would be to stretch it width-wise just to keep the text away from the edges of the label and maybe scoot the text a bit away from the picture.

I really like it. In the words of the mrs.' "it's cute"

So I started making my Spiced Cider about a month ago and it's now clearing so I knew it was time to start a new one. I told my wife that this time she can make it whatever flavor she wants...so she picked Apple/Pomegranate. How does this recipe sound? 3 gals Welch's White Grape/ Pomegranate...

I am currently in the process of making a spiced cider and used 2.5 small sticks in a 5 gallon batch. When steeped with the other spices it smelled mellow enough. WE shall see though.

It means "F*** you" in the US. We were going for a "itll eff you up" type of motto.

It's funny that you mention this. When I started asking my buddies to save them one of them reminded me that WA is littered with recycling cans in public. Being from CA, I am used to people turning them in to get some money. My apartment complex has recycling right next to trash. Problem solved.

That's an interesting test against baking soda. I would conclude that the test would show it does contain vinegar but hey, I am only in the process of doing my first batch. Kudos on ingenuity for the test though. I never would have thought of something like that.

I think with some fine-tuning you're on your way to a fine label.

lol. Sorry about that. I hit post reply before I realized there was a second page. Then when I hit page 2 I was telling myself, 'please don't tell me someone posted this reply already.' Sure enough...there was Tusch. :-)

I like it! I really do. I like how you did the antique look!

Now I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for some cheap honey. I was at my local grocer and I saw a little tiny thing of honey for like 15 bucks! CRAZY! I have Cote des Blancs and Montrachet in my fridge...how do you think those would fare?

So would your recipe be for a 5 gal or 1 gal? I would like to do this in my little 1 Gal growler.