Recent content by lefty23

So it's been a week since I transferred my cider over to the secondary and it was very clear at the time but today I noticed the top is getting darker in color and some sediment is beginning to form on the bottom. Is this just left-over yeast making a last stand, or did I introduce some kind of...

This is all extremely helpful, thank you so much to all of you.

Hi everyone, I've been brewing for a few years now but this was my first real attempt at a cider/cyser and I was hoping you could help me out with a few things. First: I just transferred my cider to the secondary yesterday and I've decided I want to spice it up a bit. How do you recommend I...

Those were my exact instincts, it's nice to hear you guys thought the same thing. I just got back from rocking the carboy a bit and the blow-off valve started gurgling, which is a good sign. I'm gonna close the door and turn the heat up a bit ( I live in Chicago so it was under 30 last night and...

Hi everyone, I have been home brewing for about 4 years now (extract mostly) and I have been extremely lucky in that every batch I've brewed has gone extremely well. So about 2 years ago I got heavy into drinking ciders/meads/cysers and decided to make some. I got 4 gals of fresh cider from an...