Recent content by boob_brewing

As long as you cool our little yeast friends down, no matter what the container, they will become dormant and the fermentation will stop. Carbonating in a secondary, short of a keg, may be tough to do as very few secondaries will allow you to build up pressure in the vessel. Drinking 5 gal...

Did you dry the figs? I have a fig tree and have no idea what to do with the little goobers. Fig cider sounds like a great idea! Let me know, -AH

Yes, once you hit ~1.00X ish you're getting close. For a cider noob, back sweeten with splenda and prime with corn sugar as you would regular beer. Much less guessing and PFM. Chive on! -AH

Also Lucky137, you mentioned "QUICK" in your title. I have been using FERMAID K in my past couple cider batches and it is insane. On batch literally bubbled out of the carboy simply with the addition. This product is a yeast nutrient but seems to be like yeast steroids. They recommend you...

Be careful with these suggestions if you want a carbonated & sweetened cider. I back sweeten 5 gal of cider with 5 cans of FAJC. In this 100deg Texas heat my house is ~80 so I let the bottles sit for 4 days then crash them (past or crash in fridge). This leaves me with a residual sugar of...