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Just curious. The apple skin is turning white! Any reason for this?

The idea was to just add more sugars and flavor! I usually don’t add fresh fruit but this was a test run.

Hey guys! I just made 5 gallons of cider. It’s currently fermenting. I added a huge store bought sliced honey crisp apple into the fermentor. The knife, the cutting board everything I used was 100% sanitized except the apple. I totally forgot to rinse it off.. will this be a problem? thank...

To prevent it from drying out. Because I enjoyed the taste last night. Should I go ahead and back sweeten a little bit? While it’s in the secondary?

Hey guys! Last night I used my hydrometer to check the FG and it read 1.028.. leaving me at 6.17%. OG: 1.075 FG: 1.028 ingredients: one gallon organic apple juice, one pound of brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, whole clove and raisins. I tasted the cider and it taste great (sweet not dry) So...

That’s kinda what I’m worried about. The idea of “back sweetening” overwhelms me lol. I feel like I’m not enough of a pro for that.

Hey guys! This is my first post but I’ve been in the shadows reading a lot of y’all’s opinions lol okay so I’ve successfully made an IPA style beer and a honey ale from brew to bottle. This is my first stab at hard cider. The recipe I used was one gallon of organic apple juice, two cinnamon...

Hey guys! This is my first post but I’ve been in the shadows reading a lot of y’all’s opinions lol okay so I’ve successfully made an IPA style beer and a honey ale from brew to bottle. This is my first stab at hard cider. The recipe I used was one gallon of organic apple juice, two cinnamon...