Recent content by jamesyoung79

I put some more campden in, how much would you suggest for 5 gallons? As far as cutting off the oxygen how would I go about doing that other than the water lock on top of the carboy?

The test actually shows an acid presence stronger than what is in apple cider. Apple cider does nothing more than dissolve baking soda. Alcohol is a base, vinegar on the other hand is an acid. Baking soda combings with acids to neutralize them producing CO2 and water. Besides that if you...

I reluctantly tasted some of it. I've been kinda upset at its smell. At first is has a slightly sour/tart taste but over all its very mellow. The after taste has a bitter edge to it. I'm not one for vinegar at all so I'm not the best to tell you if it actually taste like vinegar or not. I'm...

Hello, I figured for my first brewing I give a batch of hard apple cider a shot. I do not have an apple press so I used a juicer that I have and filtered the sediment. I've followed the instructions, and read up quite a bit on it online. They yeast that came with the kit I purchased from...