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I would grab a plastic bottle similar to the size of the bottles you are using. Fill plastic bottle and squeeze out excess air, then cap. When bottle gets hard similar to a soda bottle, carbing is done. Then cold crash. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I poured onto an existing ale yeast cake. Don't remember which brand, not s-04, so maybe it was a bit weak. Either way, tastes pretty good now, but should be even better with age Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Off to secondary at 25 days, OG 1.056, SG 1.017, now to sit for another month or so till clear. A care bear could live in this cloud Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Just cracked open my first bottle. I've made a few ciders and this is by far my favorite so far. So quick and easy. Nice and sweet with a nice cinnamon finish Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

It will age nicely in the fridge Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Bottle pasteurize on stove top at 180 in a large kettle. Get heat up to 180, turn off and let 5-6 bottles pending bottle size sit for 10 minutes covered, remove with oven mits then repeat. More info in pappis stove top pastuerizing sticky Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I just back sweetened mine with dynamic health black cherry concentrate, can be found on amazon, and tastes pretty good, needs to age a bit though. Great deal right now as an add-on item, usually almost double this price Dynamic Health Concentrate, Black Cherry, 16-Ounce by Dynamic Health...

Can't wait to rack into secondary... been fermenting since 3/23, bubbles have slowed to 18 seconds and projected secondary 4/18. Got to be patient... patient... patient........... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Started at 1.062 SG, now at 1.022 yielding 5% after 4 days. Now I added a 1/2 cup brown sugar to this recipe for one gallon in primary and see a lot of floaters and a rich bottom. I've never fermented with brown sugar so is this typical? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Well, woke up this am and finally got activity every second. I wonder why this took so long to take off as my others with same safale-04 were within 24hrs, hmmm... Would this be the case for higher SG batches. For example, my others had a SG of 1.050 and as much as 1.060 and took off pretty...

Its been almost 24hrs and thought this should take off like crazy, but no airlock activity at all. Looking at the ingredients on concentrate, it doesn't look like anything would inhibit the yeast. Am I wrong?? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Haha, good catch, I used a half lemon for flavoring. You could also use a couple limes. I boiled it to alleviate any possibilities of infection. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks Descender, should have boiled in water instead. A little aging then will be the tix... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Only been brewing for a couple years dipping into my first batch of cider last year. Have a couple recipes brewing now from the recipe section and got bored so decided to go out on a limb here. What do you all think. Primary: -1 gallon Big Y (local market) AJ -1 can TM Wildberry Concentrate -1...

Now all carbed up with perfect fizz and tastes pretty good, but needs to age for a bit Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Local chain grocery store in Western Mass. Do not use!! Killed my poor little Yeasties... Oh well prepping another one as we speak this time with a gallon of AJ and more cinnamon to up the gravity a bit Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'll ck when I get home, got it from a grocery store Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

^^^^^^^^ nevermind guys, just ckd the cider I used and said it contained potassium sorbate. I'm gonna let it go for another week to see what it does, you never know.... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Ahhh... not one breakage, heated to 180, let sit for 10 and temp was 150 after every pasteurization. I would say a success! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Well, my 5 day cider is going to be more like 10 day. I have never used an S shaped airlock before with a cap bung for a one gallon. Just ckd gravity after 5 days and only read 1.050 when starting was 1.060! I never had any bubbles out of the airlock but only the alcohol slowly moving towards...