Recent content by slanderkin

Thanks for the advice! I think my situation might be the gas off that you mentioned as I took steps similar to what you explained - my cider had been finished with primary for roughly 2 weeks then I added sorbate + sulfite and then waited a week and finally added back sweetening sugar. I...

I used potassium sorbate and metabisulfite for the first time in my last cider batch to back sweeten it. Its been working well but recently I've noticed that 2 of my 1 gallon jugs have started to build pressure and have some minor bubbles forming after about a month of no activity. I have my...

I was doing some experiments with different sugar types to back sweeten cider and I found I really liked how brown sugar tasted. I added some to a batch of cider I was moving to secondary and as you would expect it really muddied the color of my previously clear cider. My cider is still pretty...

I have an issue where I'm getting a gas leak where the end of my line reaches the base of my quick disconnect. Since the end of the gas tube isn't fully flush against the plastic base of my quick disconnect gas is slowly leaking out, fast enough that I can hear and feel it, if I put my finger...

I've made a handful of batches of cider and I want to start force carbing them with a keg. I'm currently making multiple smaller 1-2 gallon batches so I can try different recipes quickly. I'm wondering whether its worth getting a full 5g keg now and purging the extra oxygen head so that I have a...