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So I brewed 10 gallons of cider to my desired SG and achieved a ABV of a little over 7% and 8% in the different batches using nottinghams, I bottled it last friday. To prime the batch for bottling I used a brown sugar syrup and added sugar for the beer to carb in the bottles, I have found that...

They were bottled for 4 days, probably will go for 3 next time or sacrifice some smaller plastic bottles to open around that second day to get a better gauge of where they are at.

UPDATE After letting my cider ferment to completion I backsweetened with some dextrose and 5 cans of juice concentrate to taste. I had to bottle some of the brew one night and the other half the next day due to a shortage of clean bottles... Anyways after trying to monitor the carbination...

Good deal thanks! Would it be advisable to use the concentrate to taste then continue to add a priming solution to account for the sugar lost in the carbing before pasteurization? Thanks again for the help!

Hey guys! I've been reading and learning all that I can about brewing and I figured I'd begin with a hard apple cider. It is about at the end of fermentation and I am preparing to bottle this first batch but had a few questions? I am looking to bottle a cider that has a similar taste to a...