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My last few batches of cider have had a slight odor and aftertaste of bread. I've had trouble with getting them to clear also. I'm using store bought apple juice (pasteurized without preservatives), English cider yeast with corn sugar added. I always use pectic enzyme and yeast nutrient. I...

This is about my 8th 5 gallon batch of hard cider I've completed. I always let them ferment all the way, then back sweeten with 1 can of concentrate to get some apple flavor back. With this one, I pitched in February and racked to a keg in Late May. I tapped it about 2 weeks ago and tasted it...

I have three taps on my kegerater. 2 for beer and one for soda. I have the beer taps on one regulator at 11psi. The soda tap is on a second regulator pressurized to 30psi. The fridge is a consistent 37 deg (Johnson Controls Thermostat). I first tried serving the soda at 30psi with 40 feet...

I have a batch of cider that I just transferred into secondary. I really want to add some strawberry to add some additional flavor. Can I just chop up some strawberries into the secondary and let them sit? What about bacteria or yeast that might be on the strawberries? Also, how much...

I started a 5 gallon batch of apfelwein about 6 weeks ago and it's taking longer than expected to finish. There is still quite a bit of activity in the airlock, about 1 bubble every 5 seconds. I measured the SG last week and it was about 1.01 still. OG was 1.06. How long is it safe to leave...

Long time listener, first time caller... I have a kegerator with 3 taps. One is commercial beer, one is hard cider that I ferment and keg, and the third is dedicated to cola. All three are Perlick stainless steel, and have beverage grade tubing that I purchased at my local home brew store...