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I've had great luck putting sink rinsed beer bottles in the dishwasher and instead of detergent I use a hefty amount of granular sanitizer...I leave the heated dry on and the labels fall right off for the most part! Super easy and you can do about 2 cases at once. Never had a problem with...

I've been reading a lot about back sweetening and it sounds like fresh cider is the way to go. My question to you is what size batch did you have when you achieved great results with a half gallon of fresh cider? Was that the 4.5 you were referencing? I'm going to transfer part my first batch...

Thanks for your help Yooper!

I'm starting a cider brew and was wondering if it made a difference if I used cane sugar or corn sugar to increase the the SG? Cane sugar is cheaper since the sell it in 50 lb bags at Sam's Club vs the 4 lb bags of corn sugar they have at the local brew supply shop. Also, does anyone know...