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just at room temp on the kitchen counter. Our house is a little cooler the past while, prob 65-68F unless we're using the oven.

So i got it all together and its been in the carboy for 12 days. It's had a foam on top almost since the beginning and ive been getting bubbles in the airlock about every 2-3 seconds but it slowed today to about every 5-6 seconds. It's lightened up a fair bit and i can see sediment at the bottom...

were all the yeast balls from the same batch? Ive used both thai sweet rice and jasmine rice without any issues. Although I do my rice/ water at 1:1 in a rice cooker. I always wash rice, but don't soak it.

I juiced the apples in a food processor then pressed them through a mesh strainer. came out with a bit over 2 gallons (10 litres in the carboy). I added about 1 lb of sugar. 1/3 brown and 2/3 white sugar. I crushed up the campden tablets and put them in so my plan tomorrow is to get another 3...

Thanks for the replies. Thinks are coming together for me bit by bit lol. Picked up some campden tablets and mangrove jack cider yeast tonight. I didn't realize supplies were so cheap so I'm throwing out all the ratty looking stuff I got from kijiji and got a couple other things tonight as well...

I did read that but with the numbers and the different yeasts and additives and whether to add sugar or to not add sugar, I found it confusing. The first time I made kombucha I found it all confusing, but now it seems so simple. I think I just need to sort out this jumble of info I've read and...

So I was able to get 33lbs of jonagold apples for $6.95. Straight from the farm to the market in big bins and they don't look like they've been washed like supermarket apples. I'm a little lost when it comes to making cider. I've made rice wine and kombucha but those were natural ferments with...

Started my first batch and it has been 10 days. So far it was looking good then I got some white film on top and some black specs. Searching, I see people say it's ok but I'm looking to confirm that its ok or if I need to toss it, as well as why it's there and what it is. Should I submerge the...