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So I will leave the one case I have left in quart bottles and hope for the best-(bottle bombs?) I'm starting again from scratch thank you all for your help, any opinion on the goofy premeasured cider kits?

When you say you bought the cider in October do you mean you then Campdened and yeasted to ferment till April? I still have yet to hear from anyone if the mold I had at the beginning would taint the batch for good...

Did the intro of the mold at the beginning destine me to dump what I have?

OK, still beating this dead horse...I do have about a case of Quarts of this cider batch. Last question, did the mold at the beginning kill the whole thing or should I leave the bottles alone-(In a garb bag lest they burst) and hope it ages into taste? Also...RDWHAHB?

Yea, we'll let this message serve any other rookies who can't wait. Thanks all, very much

OK stupid question and then I'll leave you alone-potassium sulfate to the 5 gal of cider it sat for over a week, plus in the bucket (properly cleaned) with a towel over it. When I opened to pitch I had to skim some mold off the top- did I bugger it up at that point?

I bottled, then tasted then dumped...sorry I will not be so quick to bail next time, but I tell ya boys, it was bad... I dont want to give up but I am also running out of time here in western NY to buy cider.

I have been reading HBT along, but decided today to actually ask the question- it was kind of rotten egg smelling- I bottled it in hopes keeping it from turning to vinegar- I have to start again, any thought on a definitive recipe or book? Is Draft cider any different than still or Carbed?

I just finished pouring 5 gallons of cider down the drain. I fermented for 2 weeks, and 1 week in the secondary- Added tannin to unpazed cider with sugar and champ yeast. Batch had bad smell & taste. I want to start a second batch and would love any advise on creating a clear...