Recent content by Mass_Nerder

Yes and no. I added corn sugar only before fermenting, but added brown sugar after fermenting and before bottling. I guess I should have used the corn sugar instead of / in addition to the brown?

I added priming sugar only at the very beginning, not before bottling, would that have made a difference? I did add the brown sugar / cinnamon mix right before bottling and thought that would be enough... I got no carbonation at all. I expected to lose some of the bottles but with 16 of them I...

Sweet, that's what I thought. I'll follow the recipe next time lol

OK so I screwed up! I didn't count out the days until vacation and was left in a big hurry, luckily I am going to see family so I can take the bottles with me to pasteurize later. I leave in the morning. So I made the syrup on the stovetop and mixed it into my cider after pulling it out...

Dang... well I will have to see how they work, worst case I can just get the caps and clamp them like normal bottles (or recycle my woodchuck bottles!). Thanks, that info helps a lot. I put in my 2 gallons of juice, ~13oz corn sugar, tested (1.060), and added about a half packet of the...

Thanks guys! I got my starter gear today and the smallest carboy they had at my local shop was 3 gallons, so I guess it's gonna be a 2/5 recipe... hope it turns out good lol I got the easy cap bottles with the rubber stopper and lever that clamps it down, are these strong enough to carb in...

Hi all, I have been doing my research on this stuff and it looks like fun for a geek like me. I have never brewed before so I am sure I will have some questions along the way, even though I have done some homework on the topic before starting. I like ciders and plan on starting with...