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Thanks dmf38. I have been doing some research and I noticed a lot of guys/gals have the same problem. I indeed will leave it for at least two more weeks, perhaps one month and check them after that. Worse case scenario I will open them all up and add a couple grains of yeast and recap the...

Well it's been 10 days since I bottled my very first batch of apple cider. I was very excited to open the first bottle. It was beautifully chilled and pretty clear. I cracked it open and......zero carbonation! Can anyone suggest or help me save this 5 gallons? If I leave it longer at room...

Fermentation has already begun on my apple/pomegranate cider so I will try adding the remaining pomegranate juice when I rack it.

Hi Teddyearp. Welcome to the site. My first batch of cider which I bottled one week ago seems to be doing well. I use 1 liter plastic beer bottles so I am able to do the squeeze test regularly. They have become firm but still a bit of play in them. I will wait one more week then open one. My...

Hi all Today I started my apple/pomegranate cider. There are literally no videos or recipes that I could find for this. Again iam in need of reassurance Lol. So this is how I have prepared the batch. I am doing 2 gallons. I used 5.5 Liters of fresh pressed 100% apple juice and 1.25 Liters...

I think I will buy S04 and Nottingham and try them both. I may need to buy more bottles now LOL. Thanks for the input and advice everyone, it's always appreciated

Thanks for the suggestions Chalkyt. I had my eye on S04 and I have heard a lot of good things from Nottingham as well. I guess I'll be doing a lot of experiments in the future. That's half the fun, right? I will search for Jolicoeur table and give it a try. I have all the ingredients for my...

Phewww. Thank you all for your reassurance. I appreciate the support and the welcome message. I have brewed beer before and the carbonation levels were hit and miss so I'm wanting my first cider run to be a success. I'm going to try an apple/pomegranate cider next using an ale yeast for a more...

Hi all. I'm new to brewing cider and new to this forum. I did a 5 gallon batch of store bought fresh pressed 100% apple juice. Fermentation went well. O.G 1.056, F.G .996. I used lalvin ec 1118. Transferred to secondary after 2weeks and let sit for 2 additional weeks. I bottled today and wanted...