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sounds like a plan I will probably make some beer in the mean time so the impatience doesnt kill me

ok so i have since racked my cider and topped it off, after nearly 6 months in the carboy it is a bit sweater and tangy tasting but it burns like no other on the way down still. im wondering if maybe i have an oxidation problem

I havent racked it yet I will do so tomorrow and top off my carboy once i clean it out

I used 1lb of brown sugar but i didnt add that in until much later. it almost has a chemical smell so maybe ut has a lot of fusel alcohol in it

I have 5 gallons of cider that has been brewing with Montrachet yeast for almost 4 months and after removing the stopper to see how it is doing i got a nice whiff of it and the stuff just about burned my nose hairs off. it is very strong smelling and tastes almost like a mixed drink. also in...

i should add that i have not added in any additional sugar and i used cider that was specifically made just for brewing. when i bought it the stuff was thick enough to float a sneaker and it was sold in 5 gallon un-refrigerated sealed buckets

greetings cider brewers. I just bought about 5 gallons of cider to brew last week and used montrachet yeast. the other day it just started spewing sulphur like crazy. the yeast also just bubbled away so hard it flowed into my airlock 3 times. 2 days later thankfully the sulphur has...