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Lol. Thats a good point. I drink ACV as a supplement and salad dressing lol. I bottled it and made sure it was right to the top (repurposed grolsch bottles) and overflowed when capped. I plan to take a representative quantity and add sweetener and then back sweeten each bottle until happy...

Thats great info. There wasn't any white film that I recall on the surface and the lacing on the top of the carboy was old and has left residue. I almost exclusively use apple cider vinegar at home. Supplement, clean, cook etc. So I'm well used to the smell and taste of apple cider vinegar...

Thanks Jay. Not problems so far as just inexperience of the process. In another post, I just fermented the pressed cider straight in the carboy with no additional yeast or sugar, where it is now extremely tart. I am going to back sweeten as per the advice given here. And take a trip to the...

So, the only thing I have in the carboy is maybe a half inch of pretty uniform sediment at the bottom. I have seen 'mother' in ACV, so I think its not there. I do drink acv as a supplement every now and then, so I do get that faint but similar 'tang'. I think for now, I will backsweeten. What...

About when and under what circumstances would it start to turn to vinegar ?

I didn't use any yeast. The people at the cider mill suggested for a first time, just ferment the straight apple cider. They also mentioned stopping the ferment with camden tablets and then adding a champagne yeast for example and more sugar. But as it was my first time, keep it simple and just...

Hi All, So, I just moved to New England and have a great cider mill down the road. Upon some friends advice I decided to try and make some hard cider. Bought a carboy, airlock and had them fill it just after Thanksgiving. Life got in the way and its been in the carboy up until today. Once...

Hi All, Been a long time wish to home brew. I've tried a beer from grain with little success and a hard cider with local apple mill product, with little success lol. So time to stop winging it and get some advice lol. I'm in New England and spent a lot of time in Cornwall UK, where cider...