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atomic fireballs huh? thats different:mug:

Thanks for the replys. roady whats your bubble rate in primary before you go to secondary? do you have a SG your looking for?

it was put in the bucket on Mar 4 so 14 days in primary. I havent checked the SG yet but there is still minimal activity in the airlock.

in terms of pasteruization I would heat your juice to JUST UNDER boiling for about 45 minutes. In pasturization you dont boil your product and from what I have read with cider it wont ever clear after boiling.

I am currently fermenting my 5 gallons of fresh juiced cider in a 6.5 gallon bucket. The bubble rate had dropped to about 1 bubble/Min so I was going to rack into secondary. When I opened the bucket I had a thick foam head, I forget the name of it. Sould I leave it in primary until this drops...

Hi im new to brewing, I am brewing my second batch of 5 gal, and I was wondering if I could get the communities opinion: How long do you keep your cider in primary fermentation? How long do you keep your cider in secondary fermentation? How many times do you rack? Where and how long...