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I gather that these are used to taste but, are they used together or separately? And would Tannin be the best way to go when trying to make a brew less sweet - or maybe some water?

It hasnt had any noticable activity in the airlock in the last few days - which is fine here. I know time really isnt a true measure of fermentaion, but its been about 7weeks since initial pitch. Plus my goal was something without a lot of heat/punch behind it. Combined with the fact that its...

Crap - but i'm glad this is normal... woulda been a mental "setback" if it was an infection... It's clearing now and it looks like it knocked the rest of the yeast out, as you predicted... So I went ahead and took a taste - very sweet... almost too sweet. but has the right "notes" -...

I very much like the detailed posts! I used Lavlin d-47 in a 5 gallon carboy, fermenting about 2 1/2 galons of fresh apple cider. I had started to notice some bad smells from the carboy and was thinking infection? Only because it wasnt the same smell as before (from primary)... Whats...

a freind of mine had a "plasticy taste" to his cider - it happend because he used a Pepsi bottle as a hold until he cleaned out the carboy after racking... It eventually went away, but you sure could taste it!

BrewinJack: You are my new "best friend"! Now it all makes sense... I feel now that I'm not so blind going into this - and more comfortable in doing so. last question :-): Is it a "bad thing" to rack more than 2-3 times before conditioning? I ask becuase i just racked-off from my...

so after reading the posts (here and elsewhere), heres my questions: 1: What is the process of stopping an active fermentation. I ask this as i am now confused - my local brew shop told me that i would have to do this once the "must?" has reached a desired flavor. But I keep reading that...

Thanks Tusch! If i used Apple Cider, would it be a bad thing to backsweeten with more apple cider? I ask because i'm really trying to keep the apple cider taste in the finished product... I gather the juice used in b~sweetening will impart flavors/body of that juice, which is why i asked about...

Thanks BrewinJack! I dont to be dense (which i admit - i am :-)), can you cold crash in the frigde, or does it have to be colder like a freezer? And for how long is the cold crash process (how long do you leave it in there) before you add the k-sor & tabs? is it a "visual thing", like...

amasterjedi: thanks for the info! Yeah, I do see that, but thought there may have been something more specific to cider brewing and all the terms and procedures that go along with it... When i say I'm a noob - i mean i am brewing my first brew ever. So my fisr thing was to "purroose" the...

Hi there: I was just wondering if anyone knew where a complete brew-noob (like me) can get thier hands on a Cider FAQ? I know there are tons of questions you seasoned vets are tired of answering - so why not make a sticky out of them! Or if there is a post that pretty much covers this -...

are you using bleach as a sanitizer?