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Correct. I’m going for sparkling. I’ll be using non fermentable sugar for sweetening.

Well, the great news is my hydrometer reading at 68 degrees was .993. And I tools some, sweetened it, and it was fantastic! Given the other comment about OG of the juice, I do wonder if my OG reading was off. So given what I know, my ABV is now a range from 7% to just over 8% (due to adding...

Sweet! I just learned something! Ok, getting the hydrometer back out then! I would have waited to reply until I got the reading but I’m excited and won’t be able to do this until later. :)

For the readings, I’m using a refractometer which I calibrated. The cider looks pretty clear, and I’m not noticing any signs of fermentation, though I can begin taking readings every couple of days now. For the juice, I used store bought cider (Musselmans?) and I added fermaid k to help the...

I started fermenting a cider 3 weeks ago. Added brown sugar to the must to get the OG to 1.045. Tempurature has been a consistent 68 degrees. Using Lavlin 78b yeast. I just cracked open the fermentation bucket to get a gravity reading, and it was 1.016. This seems a little high to me after three...