Recent content by DeustchLehrer

What are the benefits of using a yeast nutrient? Does it cause the yeast to produce fewer off flavors, or just simply help it consume the sugar?

Airlock activity is damn close to nil on the right side at only 8 days. I'm probably going to cold crash it tomorrow night.

Same growlers in the same locations, here's the change in color since the last time I posted.

Same exact yeast(1118) and juice from concentrate. If you look at my other posts you can see how radically the change took place in some different pictures. I am hoping my first batch isn't a dud, but worst comes to worst and I only have to wait a week for the second batch =)

In the batch I did today I used 230 grams of corn sugar. (left) In the batch last week I used 175 grams of table sugar. (right) Yesterday I noticed a decrease in airlock activity, and the growler was very cold to the touch. I placed a space heater in front of it and the airlock activity...

To all 42 that didn't view. Jew do.

Haha I take back the forum members offering anything bit.

...cider recipe is what? Post links to pages/videos or share your experience in methods and ingredients which finish with superb taste. I'm looking to make the best tasting cider out of whatever fruit it takes, preferably keeping total time under 1-2 months. This is where the breadth...

Search this forum and learn everything you can by reading or going to youtube, the pinnacle of internet instruction videos.

Also, thanks for the new vocab word; I was worried about the lack of krausen.

Unfortunately I am a complete rookie, and I didn't take the measurement before I started.... What can I expect to pay at my LHBS for the apparatus?

Is bubbling the best way to tell if fermentation is taking place? Here is a side by side picture of 42 / 21 hours respectively. Bubbling increased respectively 1.5 / 3 seconds.

At about 42 hours it has lightened significantly compared to the last picture, the foam on the top has died down tremendously, and the large floating chunks have disappeared allowing smaller bubbles to replace them. Visibility has also decreased from about 6 inches to <1 inch within the vessel...

I would love to see some before, during, and after pictures of the entire process! It would help all of us rookies out....

It's going strong!.... I think. Big chunks floating up and down, and bubbles coming through the airlock about every 3 seconds. Is my cider going to taste awful if I drink it after 2 weeks? Is secondary a necessity?