Recent content by williams52977

I actually like both kinds of cider, so I haven't really given much thought to which kind I am trying to come out with. I am more or less just looking for some specific guidelines about how much sugar and back-sweetener to add to bottles but I guess there being so many recipes out there...

https://www.midwestsupplies.com/media/pdf-printouts/Cider.pdf I found some of the answers to my questions on this link. I guess my issue is/was that I have OCD and these inexact measurements are driving me crazy.

I forgot to add, with both batches I fermented for 2 weeks and then started tasting after 2 weeks. It is tasting better as it sits longer...

I have made 2 small batches of cider now. I made a batch with 1 gallon AJ and 2 cups brown sugar, and then backsweetened with about 1/5 of a can of AJ concentrate. Turned out great.. I made a 2nd batch with AG and white sugar, and I bottled it with a priming sugar mix leftover from a...

I started a batch of cider this weekend with apple juice and champagne yeast. It has been about 72 hours and there is NO activity in the carboy or airlock. Full disclosure, there is a crack in my lid to my carboy. Could that cause the issue? What do I do now? Wait? Add more yeast? Cry...

Please do not take this as a sign of me not appreciating the help, but now my two answers seem to be contradictory and I am right back where I started, clueless. :(

Thank you!

I bottled my 1st cider this weekend. I followed a suggestion I read on here somewhere, and put one bottles worth in a pop bottle to keep an eye on the carbonation. It has only been 4 days and the soda bottle is rock hard. Does this mean they are already carbonated? Do the bottles need to be...

If I did that how much would I use per gallon?

Ok, thanks again!!

I have been reading a ton of these threads and I have a few questions. When I started this, I didn't shake it or stir it. I just poured it on the yeast cake. Was that a a mistake, and if so, should I stir/shake now? (5 days in) I also didn't know that I needed a juice without preservatives. I...

Thank you so much for the response. I can tell you know what you are talking about. I am glad I asked on this board because I was really about to mess up. I thought I needed to bottle it now. (or really soon) I am so anxious to try it. The waiting is killing me. Thanks again!

I have my 1st cider fermenting right now. At the suggestion of another homebrewer/friend, I am trying a very simple recipe. I just used apple juice and the yeast cake leftover from a beer my husband finished brewing. It has been about 5 days now and the airlock has stopped bubbling. When do...