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As a 20 year old... I know that the laws in Minnesota are very vague relating to minors. They say that it's alright for our parents to buy us alcohol with the intention for us to consume it in their household. Therefore, if you get pulled over with alcohol in your car, it is assumed that you...

Not only was this my first cider, it was also my first brewing experience. I started with 4 gallons of Indian Summer pasteurized apple cider and 1 smack pack of wyeast 4766. After pitching it fermented for 10 days until the bubbling in the airlock slowed to about once every 5 seconds. At that...

I'd assume that your recipe would work. To make strawberry wine you can rack rhubarb wine over strawberries.

I'm not sure how the smokey flavor would be. I would consider adding some cayenne peppers to add a little heat without adding too much flavor. Sort of like dark chocolate with cayenne.

Bottle in 2 liter soda bottles, they'll withstand the pressure.

To keep it cool so it clears up.

Table sugar is fructose

My understanding is that dextrose is 100% fermentable.

Well I racked it into the secondary tonight anyways. I was getting a gravity reading just above 1.00. I'm assuming that after 20 days the yeast taste is going to go away? It currently tastes like I added extra yeast to some keystone light. Anyways, it's now in a new 5gal bucket/lid/airlock...

Alright thanks, It was 4 gallons of Indian Summer brand apple cider and a smack pack of Wyeast 4766. I don't know what the SG was, I just got a hydrometer last week. Eventually I'll buy some more of the Indian Summer so I can get a SG reading from it.

It's been 9 days and 21 hours since I pitched the yeast. The airlock has slowed to about 3 bubbles per minute. Is it too soon to rack it into the secondary, or should I wait for the bubbles to stop completely?

Think beer, apple juice, then cola. In that order, one after the other, is how it tastes to me.

Isn't midwest closer to the St. Louis Park ax-man? I have no idea, all I know is that I take nearly the same exit off of 100 to get to both. I went to midwest last friday when I was bored. Quite a trek from Stillwater, but it's huge!

Naw, the best find of today was the pilsner glass etched with my first name for 45 cents. Oh, and it also has some random date on it, but who cares, 45 cents!

Actually I was at 3 of them today... I woke up and felt like taking a personal day. The stir rods came from the St. Louis Park location by all the glassware. My intent was to do a Tour-de-Ax-man, but apparently there's a new location in Crystal that's apparently the best stocked out of them...

I was at a local surplus shop here in the twin cities, Ax-Man if there are any other Minnesotan's here. I picked up some magnetic stir bars for a quarter each. Is there any way I can make these food safe again, I'd have to assume that these have been in contact with acid, and mercury, and...

Hi after reading this thread I decided to register here. I currently have a 4 gallon batch of cider going in a 5 gal bucket. I've been posting updates on my personal blog. The only reason I stuck to 4 gallons was because I only had enough cash on hand to buy 4 gallons of juice, oops... I...