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That's probably my issue then! Been fermenting in 72+ temps. Will move to my basement and see how it works out :tank:

I'm wondering if I'm making this wrong... Yes, it's very potent, but it's more like rocket fuel as opposed to cider. I've made this a few times and they all come out the same, even let the last batch sit for about 3 months waiting for it to mellow. Even having people sample it, they react as...

I just brewed this Saturday. Just curious, is a starter really necessary? I woke up 8 hours later to the airlock screaming, and a few hours later evolved to shooting a stream of brew 10 feet up into the air, thus needing a blow off tube setup :) I also messed up water somehow. Plugged this...

What would be the 5 gallon equivalent, just multiply everything by .8333, or just boil off another gallon? Unless 6 gallons of brew would fit just fine in the 5 gallon ale pail.. hm.