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So I've definitely gotten a huuuuuge improvement since the first batch, thanks to advice from people here telling me to switch from the yeast I was using (Lalvin EC-1118 wine yeast) to a Lallemand Nottingham Danstar Ale yeast. However, my ciders taste alright, but kind of like cheap wine...

Hi everyone! After a hiatus of 2 years or so, I have the cider hankerin' again. I figured I'd do a simple, small batch to get back into it. I did pretty much what I did last time (that had decent results), following this guide: http://www.makehardapplecider.com/ I'm using Musselman's apple...

Well, probably not. Well, maybe for some other reason, but probably not cause of my idea for an invention. But I wanna put it out there anyway. Right, my invention. Please tell me if this is retarded, or already done. I'm not sure how big a deal it is in beermaking, but being new to cider...

Hi guys! So I have a batch that's about ready to be bottled, I think. I read the stickied pasteurization thread (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/easy-stove-top-pasteurizing-pics-193295/), but it didn't answer something for me: How much sugar should I add? I want the cider to be carbonated (of...

Hey everyone! So the first time I brewed cider, when I racked it to a secondary container, we just used a clear vinyl tube as a siphon, and just sucked on the end to get the siphon going. After that, I read somewhere here that it's a great way to get infections, so you shouldn't do it with your...

Hi everyone, I'm wondering what kind of fruits you've tried adding to cider, how you've done it, and what works well. So far, I've only done 3. In my first batch, I did some raspberry. I basically just dumped a cup of frozen raspberries into the bottle and let it ferment with them. They lost...

Hey all, I just had a quick thought about yeast. Basically, I'm wondering if the amount of yeast I add to a brew really has to be very accurate or the amount that a recipe suggests is more of a ballpark figure. Yeast multiply, right? So if I added less than the recipe called for but still...

So I understand you reaaaaaally don't want O2 while you're trying to ferment. But how bad is a quick whiff of it, as opposed to prolonged exposure? For example, let's say I'm in the middle of fermenting, and I take the top off the carboy for some reason, and O2 probably rushes in, and then I put...

Hi everyone! So this will be my second attempt at brewing hard cider. The first one didn't go terribly -- It was definitely alcoholic, and tasted decent... But it's still not there yet. We made a big batch and then separated it into smaller batches to ferment and try different things (I'll give...

Hi guys! So about a month and a half ago, me and my friend started brewing some cider. I wrote down as much as I could think of at the time so (ideally) we'd be able to see what we and change it next time. So, we started with 2 gallon jugs of cider (bought at Whole Foods). We wanted to try...

Hi guys! I know I should read before asking these questions, so I'm off to a bad start! But I'm very very busy at the moment. So I promise I'll read about it when I have time! Basically, I've had a batch of (very ghetto) cider fermenting for about three weeks. We tried a tiny bit and it's...