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was around 1.010 never checked OG or the gravity of it after the primary...

Tasted it, tasted..... flat. Very little to no alcohol or acidity.... very very confused at the moment. I did a bit of research and it appears to be a film yeast... not sure if i should rack and try to bottle or if I should toss it...

Well, turns out my cider got infected, too much headspace i think, plus no sani in the airlock. Here are some pictures of it: I am guessing at least a few of you has had this happen, what did you do, did it work out? I am hoping I can just rack from underneath it...

i'm in!

I found a 1gal glass jug WITH applejuice for $7!!! thats what I made this batch with (whick is now clearing in a secondary carboy :D)

added 5g of hydrated ec1118 last night. in under 24 hours it knocked it from 1.065 to 1.045. this yeast amazes me. hopefully after I rack and stabilize it will clear.

well got mine going 2 days ago, no airlock activity whatsoever.. but the yeast the guy sold me was expired (dry nottinghams) by about 2 years... what should I do no, pitch some newer stuff? (I happen to have picked up some ec118 but its a beast and eats ALL the sugars....)

Ah thanks! I just realized I could do a 2.5 gal batch since I have 2 single gallon carboys :D (minus a 1/2 gal). And I will try to pick up some bottles if they are at a good price, or just have it still...

Do you guys think this batch would scale down well for a 1 gal batch? Also, I looked at the sticky and there was no mention of pasteurization for plastic bottles... I am guessing this is a bad idea?

Awesome!! Im in!

afaik any brewing sanitizer will do the same job (i.e. SANITIZE!!! :P). just follow the instructions (maybe rinse the starsan because yes it breaks down but you dont really want to add anything to the mix :P)

Yes, it must be in the fridge at all times! What all is going in your brine?

bad link btw

is there much of a difference between carpenters glue and paste though?

heh there likely wont be a next time, im getting a REAL primary soon. (I got this used, i think it might have been a garbage can in its past life...) And yes, I would have used silicone if it was available, but alas the store was closed. still, any ideas if I can drink this without dying...