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im not even sure how its a 2 gallon batch with 1.5 gallons apple juice (cheap stuff) and i think 2 cans of concentrate(again cheap) the OG was 1.070

i used 1 packet of s-04 - i never expected it to come down this far

its been 17 days and im at 0.005

i was hoping for something sweeter . but really im more amazed than anything.

anyone else ever had such results?
 
Welcome to the world of ciders, they'll do that. Oh and that is sweeter then any of my ciders has finished naturally, but I have yet to use an ale yeast.
 
ale yeasts seem to stop around 1.005 to 1.001 or so from my experience, if you add more sugar it will dry it out further to <1.000. to get it sweeter is a whole 'nother beast though.
 
im thinking im just going to let it sit and age.... i dont see too much reason to mess with it
 
Most of my ciders have gone under 0.995. Short of killing the yeast and back-sweetening, your only alternative is to use a non-fermentable sweetener.

Cider's flavor improves greatly with aging.
 
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