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So it turned out super super dry lol

I saw a guy using sugar cubes he seemed to do fine? I'll probably use carbonation tablets next time

Ended up going plastic pet bottles since it's my first run. Will have been a week come this weekend. The bottles are kinda firm but not overly so. I worry I didn't add enough sugar. But, we'll find out the results of at least one bottle tomorrow. I'll post with results.

I did this in a 1 gallon carboy with ~3/4 a cup of sugar. And it turned out fine. Still waiting for carbonation I just bottled today. But, what he said should turn out a tasty batch. Mine turned out slightly tart but not to bad. I also did a second batch with red star champagne yeast. It's...

So it's bottled with one sugar cube each. Not bad flavor not too dry at all. How long will it need before its carbonated. Used 16oz bottles. I'm think from what I read wait about a week but if I'm impatient I saw a few people claiming 48 hours. Thoughts?

So it works significantly better than gelatin? Eh it's probably cheap anyway I'll just go with the pectic

I saw a few people who put the bottles in the fridge first. I suspect its meant to slow the yeast since it won't kill them. But, honestly it seems like a wasted step to me and I don't have the time nor patience for that lol. I just want to do down and dirty brewing right now. Might make my five...

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This is what I was looking for. Thanks! Will follow suggestion!

Already had plans on getting one and a five gallon brewing bucket. Yes their open today but don't have time to get one today. Going by on Tuesday since he's closed on Sunday's and Mondays. I'm not really worried about bottle bombs. Since everyone says put into secondary which means it will have...

Update so a week has almost past and the nottinghams ale yeast seems to have slowed significantly not just in the air lock but in the glass carboy too and the red star champagne yeast is still going strong. is this normal? or should I add more sugar or something? I was going to leave them for 2...

Thought of another question. Will I notice a significant taste difference if I let it clear by the seconding racking? Would love to have this ready by halloween which I don't think is possible if I rack it for any length of secondary time. Might be able to do a week in secondary. Based on my...

From what I've heard I could add gelatin or other various chemical things to help with clarity. Was thinking about trying the gelatin since it's cheap and easy to get. Thoughts on this? As for the hydrometer I plan on buying one after this batch if all goes well. I don't know anywhere I can...

Thanks for your advice. From everything I read the whole foods cider is fine since it has nothing in it really. The ingredients list is organic pasteurized unfilled apple juice and thats it. Yes some people say fresh non pasteurized is better but this is the best I could do for now. As for...

Hey guys. So this is my first time brewing anything. I have a couple questions if you guys could help. First off I'm brewing two one gallon batches using 365 whole foods in a glass carboy. I'm using two different yeasts. One is nottingham ale yeast and the other is red star champagne yeast...