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Im only adding about 4 1/2 -5 tsp ( sorta hard to measure unless I'm weighing it out in grams) but yeah it works fine for my sweetness level I wanted , and I usually would just rerack it and drink it before anything was an issue , but I only did that for one of the batches ( it worked out ok...

I will deffenatly tighten up my sanitation , but on my bottle of sanatazer . It does say that there is no need to rinse , but I will always measure and rinse from now on , or , just switch to star San or something

I guess I'm judging it too early because last time I did my little tastings it was about a month to a month a half into it. And the sour ness just kept getting stronger ,

Also , I'll make sure I use to use different techniques when I am sanitizing and fermenting my small test batches Witch yeast would you recommend , I know I hear Nottingham a lot

My very first batch of cider went to vinegar , I did periodic little tasting and it was deffenatley a very strong flavor , so I know what that tastes like , all I was saying is that it's a posabilty it was the AVB

And what I'll do is try 2 or 3 small one gal batches and use different amounts of sugar and or none at all and see what the out come is and I'll keep you posted

Oh yes I'm using an air lock , and your right I was going for a strong AVB so I guess that could be what I'm tasting , and I'm Not seeing the need to heat to 160 , would this be to just make sure there is no bacteria that I may have missed ?

Ok , just seems odd to me that all my batches of beer always turn out great , but my last 3 attempts at cider have ended at the drain , I was just starting to wonder if it turning sour was a process that had to take place .

I'm using B-T-F Iodophor Sanitizer. most of the time don't measure out the 1 tsp or what ever it is per gal of water I kinda wing it and then add a bit more , I do all of this in my primary bucket and put all the hoses and siphons in there everything that touches the cider I put in there for a...

Well this will be my 3rd batch of cider and I might just be doing something wrong that I'm not reading any where else , but I'm using 5 gallons of store-bought apple juice (I've tried three different brands and types all of them without preservatives) I'm using corn sugar to bring up my original...

http://www.lattinscider.com/applecider.html give them guys a call

From what i gathered from my local brew store was to add half a gram of yeast nutrient when starting, and another half gram half way threw the whole fermentation process. And i have also heard let it sit in the primary for up to 2 months , but i could be wrong on that one.

let me know how all this goes ! im doing my first today as well ! :)

one question form me that wasn't answered i dont think , my first cider will be hopefully today, but you all said if you heat up the juice you dont have to add pectic enzyme, heat to what ?? a boil ? and then kill the heat.

i just did almost the same hefe yesterday, 6.6# Bavarian Wheat LME 1 oz of Chinook !