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It's a 1G glass jug of organic juice from Whole Foods. Can't get enough apples here to do it myself, the big guys like Mott's came in and bought the bulk so all that is left is the small sales, no bushels around. I just moved out of our place that was too small and into a new house that has...

I don't know if I am doing something wrong or not, so I would appreciate any feedback. I have 2 very small batches and both seem really strong at the 6-day mark. 1 gallon organic apple juice 1/2c brown sugar 1/2 tsp Saflager OG: 1.049, SG day 6: 1.011 (I calculate to about 5%) 1 gallon...

Thanks, I'll just ignore the crap then.

What is the right way to measure specific gravity of cider? Before fermenting it is all mixed up, but I notice that as it sits and ferments more stuff settles out of the liquid and I figure all that apple crap that settles out would change the specific gravity in addition to any change...

I am starting with 1g jugs of juice, so my 0.5c of brown sugar is slightly higher than your 0.4c per gallon. I picked up 2 kinds of yeast (not knowing what I am doing I figure experimentation is not all bad if I get some of the basics right). I have a 11.5g saflager packet and 1lb of...

I have started to "try" and make a hard cider, but I don't understand all of what I'm reading about yeast. Lots of the stuff I read talks about pitching the yeast to jumpstart it for use when preservatives that inhibit yeast (potassium sorbate) are present but I also see it mentioned in...