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Thanks for the feedback, I will take a look at the readings. Whats funny is even the instructions say to just keep it in the same carboy. Sometimes there is too much information out there when researching. :) Oh well. Lets hope there are no bottle bombs!!

I am brewing my first 5 gallon batch of extract beer. I did the blonde ale from morebeer.com. The instructions say allow 14 days before bottling (for fermentation and settling). Fermentation stopped about 7. I kept it in the carboy until 10 days then transferred to secondary. Its been in there...

x2 on the pasteurizing idea. I was thinking about bottles, and using a few plastic ones as feelers for when pressure is good, then pasteurizing the glass bottles.

Is the yeast added enough to give it alcohol? I am trying to find a non alcoholic recipe that I can carbonate by bottling, not kegging. Any suggestions?

how did this recipe turn out? I just started Brooklyn Brew shops 1 gallon peach cobbler ale. I am curious how it will turn out.

I think why I keep confusing myself with the over carbonating concern and pasteurizing the cider, is I don't see that having to be done with Beer, which I am starting as well.

That sounds like a good plan. Seems like I had this'll worked out in my head but once I started it was like, what page had that info again. I hope it turns out well.

Ok, thanks for the info! See why small batches can be tough if you sweeten. It takes a few bottles just to check carbonation levels. It took 9 days to reach 1.00. I wanted to check it on day 8 but ran out of time. At the 9 day mark 1 jug was still bubbling steady at 3-5 bubbles a minute but I...

Thanks for the feedback. Would you sweeten with concentracted AJ during the 2nd fermentation or just before bottling? There is room in the carboy after transferring out. I would like to get that space back. I assume there leftover yeast that will reactivate? How long would you wait to bottle...

I took gravity readings yesterday for both my batches. They have both fermented to 1.00. I siphoned both to a secondary fermenter. Do I need to add anything to that? How long should I keep it in there. I know the flavor will improve, but it was very dry champagne tasting. Not bad, but not what I...

I checked mine last night as well. Both finished primary fermentation and were at 1.00. I know everyone says the taste will improve with aging, but man it's hard to see that. It tasted like a bland champagne with the dry wine yeast. I am glad to hear its normal though. How long should I let it...

I added about a cup brown sugar before the primary fermentation (1 gallon batch), and a little white sugar to raise the original gravity of 1 jug. I will be moving cider to a 2nd jug for secondary fermentation. My question is, when I bottle what is the best method for carbonating. Using priming...

I think off the top of my head I found I used about 1/4 cup to raise mine .05 But I used white sugar at that point.

Its been a week now and It is still going good. Bubbles are slowing to 4-5 per minute. I had to move the process to the garage early on. The temp in there has been close to a constant 80 degrees, but so far seems to have had no ill side effects. Well see how it goes. Here are before pictures...

Dang. Just a bit far from Sacramento, good deal though.

Yes I do. I forgot about checking that way as well. Thanks for the suggestion. 2 days into the cider its going good, although I did have to move the jugs into the garage because I was getting the "rhino farts" smell really bad, and my wife was having allergy issues, shes allergic to sulpha. We...

I have a question about the end of fermentation. It has been referenced many times that it ends around the time you get less than 1 bubble a minute. Is that from the air lock or in the carboy/jug?

I started my first two batches of cider last night in 1 gallon jugs. One of the air locks (the s shaped ones) is now full of fermentation residue and the same color of the cider. Should I be concerned about this and take it off to clean it out? Thanks. Phil

Hi. My name is Phil. I am getting ready to start home brewing my first beer batch in a few weeks. I did start some hard ciders yesterday, that so far seem to be going good. I was hesitant to start one, but searching for that perfect easy recipe turned out that everyone has their own style to...

I am new to home brewing. I just started my first batch of Cider last night. I am experimenting with two different ciders from the local orchard. 1 gallon pasteurized and 1 gallon non pasteurized. For the non pasteurized I heated it over the stove for about 45 minutes. Each batch I added about 1...