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I aerated it plenty at the start. Guess I'll do it twice a day as suggested. Thanks

I've gone through some. I've done fermenting before but only cider and mead. I need something to just give me the main differences for beer and not try to sell me a mr beer kit. Thanks.

Here's a possible issue. I pitched last night and the honey and water separated with the honey sitting on the bottom. It's black. No carbonation yet... Time to start worrying?

I'd love to live where you guys live. "Cop won't bust you fir a carboy in the trunk that's lol. In Illinois you can't help but get pulled over as they have police stops where they check everyone. Me having an suv they look in all the windows and if they see my trunk covered with a blanket you...

Oh. Boil the water and let it cool or tap water is ok?

Sanitize. Honey. Water. Pitch. Wait. Problems?

That's actually a pretty brilliant idea on the dishwasher. But don't you risk creating too much pressure and exploding the bottles from the heat? Is it common to pasteurize at the end? Even if you're starting with pasteurized cider and have sanitized the whole way?

With the insane new laws on driving and alcohol. Where can I find the laws on home brewed alcohol transportation? If I seal my brew into a cork with a spring type bottle can I transport it without opening said top?

Yes I've been there. I'm using a sugar alcohol to sweeten it so the yeast will not eat it. I'm just wondering if adding it before bottling will affect the flavor of the sweetening since it's not "maturing" with the cider. Especially since I'm going for a first time im looking for that quick turn...

This is my first time brewing. I found all the pages on cider making said to sweeten the cider as soon as its done with primary fermentation. I do not have the sweetener I wish to use so Will sweetening it at the end of secondary cause an issue?

Can I sweeten at the end of secondary before bottling or will it create a lack of flavor being mellowed with the cider? Also when's the best time to back carb the cider?

I've been using a 5 gallon Pail for sanitizing with star San and I just purchased an auto siphon. I need to sanitize but my pail is not tall enough for the 3-4 foot long auto siphon. Can I sanitize the one side, flip it over and sanitize the other? Any input greatly appreciated. Thanks.