Recent content by Brewingmich

30 gallons that I picked and pressed, have to take pictures of the other 15 still

Fermentation is going great now. Pulled a 16oz bottle out to taste and test. It tastes great so far. Let it carbonate itself and was like a fizzy apple juice but delicious. This is the most apple variety (8 or 9 types) I've had and it's very well rounded, excited to taste it finished out! Side...

It seems to be taking awhile getting going. I boosted my basement temp up to 60 at least for the time being. Hopefully it gets it churning, then I'll slow it down. I rehydrated 6 packs yesterday evening and added them. Still not much of anything happening today. So I dry pitched another pack of...

How much sugar should I add? 1.5-2 lbs a gallon? Or is that excessive.

Got through 30 gallons worth so far. Waiting for it to warm up and hoping to pitch tomorrow evening!

So a buddy and I decided to make one last big push and put away 60 gallons of cider. I collected about 60 bushel (should get us to 60 gallons right?) So far we are 20 gallons in. Going to ferment 120L with ec-1118 has anyone used this yeast with good results? I also order 3 packs of safcider to...

Thank you all for your input. I went ahead and drank it over the past weekend.

Just rack off from under it and it should be okay?

It's all I have left from that batch and really want a drink lol

I made my first 5 gallons of cider this past month. I racked out of primary after 4 weeks. I split it up and put half a gallon on cranberries. After 5 days on berries I racked off again. 3 or 4 days after this I noticed the bung I was using had a crack in it. I replaced bung but now have this...