Recent content by Anaximenes

Thank you both for the responses!

Great, thanks for the response. Interesting about the primary. Would you say I could get by with a 6.5 gallon bucket? Or could I even split the primary fermentation between two buckets and then combine them in secondary? Do you think having the must sit on the sediment for so long has a...

Hi, I'm about to start my second batch of cider and was hoping to get some suggestions on my plan so I don't waste all this juice. I have a couple specific questions outlined below as well. Thanks in advance! I will be starting with 6 gallons of fresh pressed cider from a farm, unpasteurized...

Okay, so I haven't had the time to bottle until now, which I am regretting because now it looks even worse! Just want to post another picture to see if it changes anybody's opinion on what to do moving forward before I taste it and bottle, trying to avoid the growth on top. There are some round...

Thanks for the responses. I don't have smaller carbuoys, but maybe I could just bottle it now and let it sit in there for a couple months? I am planning to naturally carbonate.

Hi all, I have a cider that I racked to secondary (with what I realize now is way too much headspace :S) about 2 weeks ago. About a week into the secondary, one carbuoy started to develop a white film on top that has since grown quite a bit. From some digging in these forums I think it might be...