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1.028 I started at 1.06.

Ok so I checked the carbonation level last night and they were barely carbonated. So I am letting them sit another day.if this is a bad idea let me know.

So I bottled last night and I plan to pasteurize today after work. I'm concerned I didn't fill my bottles up enough will this be an issue or no? I filled them to just below ( like 1/4 inch) where the neck starts can I still pasteurize them like this?

Tasted mine this morning (42 hours fermenting) it tasted good a bit tart with a nice apple flavor and kind of yeast-y after taste. Now for a question, keep in mind this is my first batch, what does the pectic enzyme do?

I used the same yeast, mine is still fermenting but just smells like apples, I haven't tasted it yet. Been fermenting about 30 hours which might be why it still pretty much just smells like apple juice.

Thanks for the advice on waiting, I got up this morning to find the airlock happily bubbling away. I started with a SG of 1.06 how often should I check the SG?

Ok, I put everything together earlier today and it has been sitting about 6 hours. I haven't seem any activity in the airlock, should I be worried at this point or is it to early to tell?

Ok cool I will try this one, is there a particular brand that is better as far as the juice goes or should i just get whatever is on sale and doesn't have preservatives?

I'm a newbie from the Florida panhandle looking to make some cider and mead. Not much else to say really.

I would like to start my first batch and I don't know what recipe to use. I would like something that when it is completed is sweet with a nice apple flavor and a bit fizz. Looking for a batch the right size for a 5 gallon carboy. I don't have any local apple orchards so I'm going to have to go...