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Update: So I cracked one a couple days ago, it seemed to have a very small amount of carb. They may just need some extra time. I'll give it another week, if it's not noticeably better, I will add some yeast and recap. My neighbor down the street had about the same results so far, he did crack...

Okay, well I'll keep an eye on this one bottle I've moved into warmer temps. I'm thinking I'll crack it at the end of the week and see how goes. If there is still zero carb, will I be able to open everything, throw a couple grains of yeast in them and recap?

Hah! yes, I think Texas is a little bit warmer than Ontario, Canada. The evenings have been quite cool the last couple of weeks and part of my house is on top of the garage as well so that probably helps stave off the heat. Anyways, There is a little bit of a pale residue on the bottom, I...

I added 3/4 of a cup of corn sugar (dextrose) for my 5 gallons. About 3/4 of the batch just has that and some apple flavoring. The rest has both of those plus 1/8 tsp of stevia per gallon (don't recall how many gallons I had left when I added it exactly). As for the temp... it's been in my...

First off, I tried the search, I didn't find the help I'm looking for. Apologies if this has been covered (find it hard to believe it wouldn't have been - direct me to correct thread and I can delete this one if so). Anyways, I just finished bottle my first cider batch approx. 12 days ago...

Thanks for the input, sounds like everything is going smooth. I'll have to invest in a hydrometer at some point soon and the temp as been probably within 2 degrees of 70 in either direction. So, lets say I put into secondary after 2 weeks and let sit for about a month and then bottle...

Hi all, First time brewing cider / anything. I am currently on day 5 of yeast pitch (6 gallons of fresh pressed cider from a local cidery - no preservatives, UV treated), here hows I got there. Day... negative 0? - Crushed and put (6) campden tabs in the juice. Day 1 - somewhere around 24...