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its a 5 gallon. I use to have a 6 years back, but got left behind someplace. I'm thinking I'll have to get a new one. Thanks all for your replies.

Damn this batch came out tasty! I see future batches of this brew coming to my carboy. Lesson learned though, I lost about a gallon out of the airlock.

This is not my first beer I've brewed, but I don't recall the extent of foam I'm seeing in this batch. It started fermenting last night right after adding the yeast. I've lost about 10% of my beer through the air lock. I think I need a 6 gal carboy to make 5 gal of this batch of goodness...

Well, I have successfully fermented 10 gal of cider... a bit too long perhaps. There is no sweetness left at 1.00 f.g. I did try something I read in this forum with my 1st batch of cider that was not fermenting due to potassium sorbate in the cider. I took the yeast cake from my 2nd batch of...

Thanks alot for the thoughtful reply. I think I might go shake the shiznit out them right now :D I may cold crash mine outside when it is not below 32 lol.

Well, I decided to start a new batch of cider just in case my peach cider is a bust. This one is nothing fancy.... 6 gallons of msad no1 cider, 3lbs of honey, yeast energizer, and a packet of EC1118 yeast. My O.G. is 1.060 and I am planning to let it get down to 1.000. I'd like to carbonate...

I finally took a reading and I went from 1.050 to 1.048... and I started this batch on 10/14 :-/ So, I pitched some more yeast today and put some more energizer & sugar in there. I've seen the airlock bubble more than it was before, so I am hopeful. I did not taste any peach really. Maybe I...

This is only my second batch of cider and I've only used honey. I haven't experimented much with it to be honest. I'll let you know how it tastes. I know I couldn't taste the peach much when I first mixed the batch. I am not sure if I'll be able to add more at this point. You can get cans of...

I believe that is the purpose of the campden tablets. It kills the bacteria in the unpasteurized cider.

I am not sure what you are asking about the honey. I used regular clover honey. I will check the spec gravity as you recommend. I have read that it is not good to introduce air your your cider, so I have been shying away from taking a reading. Sorry for the double post... I didn't think my 1st...

My cider is coming along even with potassium sorbate, but I see small bubbles... so I am hopeful it will turn out just fine. I used 4.5 gal of Ricker Hill Cider, .5 gal of peach puree, and 2 lbs of honey... which gave me an S.G. of 1.050. I am use to seeing a flurry of yeast activity, but I have...

I made a batch with VA apples last year and working on my 1st batch with ME apples this year. I don't know if it was because the cider in VA was pasteurized, but the cider down there seemed less acidic and the flavor was not as strong as it is here... made for some good hard cider. It should be...

Yeah, I am an unfortunate newbie who used cider with the potassium sorbate. I have small bubbles mostly and I haven't seen any major bubbling since I started this batch 6 days ago. I did put some yeast energizer and EC-1118 in after a few days, but only a small improvement. I am wondering is...