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Well, My cider has been sittng in its secondary since Oct and I now plan on bottling it this weekend. After a second look I have tiny / small amount of film on the top. Is my batch shot? or can I just resyphon/rack and just make sure that my syphon is below the film? If it was mold...

Well, my cider is in its secondary and has been in there since Oct. 19th. There is still alot of sediment at the bottom, so I think that I am going to try to siphon it again into another carboy before I try to bottle it. Like a knucklehead I put the pump to close to the sediment when it was in...

Well any advice when it comes to the secondary stage? My cider has been in it's primary pail for 18 days and when I took the top off it had a very strong champagne (yeast smell) and sulfur smell. I siphoned it and I may have picked up too much stuff on the bottom because it is still cloudy...

That everthing as going as planned? I pitched the yeast last night but I have one of those white 6 gallon True Brew pails and can't see what's going on inside. My airlock is one of those round ones with the cap. Will I see moisture build up inside the airlock??

Hey Guys, I'm new here and new to making cider. I want to double check and make sure my steps are right and that I have the correct ingredients: 5lbs white sugar 2 1/2 oz. Acid Blend 5 Camden Tablets (Crushed) 5 tsp. Yeast Nutrient 2 1/2 Tsp. Pectic Enzyme 1 tsp. Grape Tannin 1 Pack...