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I stirred it when I pitched the yeast, but I did not oxygenate. What is rousing?

I've made beer for a couple years, but never any hard cider until the other day. I bought 5 gallons of fresh squeezed cider on Friday, brought it home an dumped it into a primary bucket. I crushed 5 Camden tabs and stirred them in and put the kid on. About 6 hours later, I pitched an 05 dry ale...

Details: Brewers best red ale kit Primary fermenting in glass carboy Room is 70 degrees I brewed on Sunday, and followed the directions in the kit, as far as boil times, temps, when to add hops....etc. I racked the wort into the carboy and pitched the yeast. Installed the airlock and put the...