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pretty surprising that it's taken that long to only get to 1.01!!! From what I've read, and from my little experience, with that sort of recipe and yeast, it should only take up to 3 weeks in primary to fully ferment. At least that's what I've experienced. My last 6 galon batch went from 1.05 to...

That's exactly what I'm doing :) Like I said, I ran out of bottles, so I wasn't just going to throw out some of that delicous caramel cider! And again, I hate still ciders. I've only got a swing-top stopper, so there's definately some gas escaping during the carbonation phase. I think I'll...

I ran out of bottles, had 5 litres left in my bottling bucket, so poured the final product into my 1 galon demijohn. Has anyone had any experience in heating up these smaller demijohns? I hate flat ciders, so thats not an option. The only other thing I can think of is just cold crashing it...

Made a small batch of this in my 1 gallon demijohn to see what it was like before upscaling........AMAZING!!! just my style of cider! Was aiming for a sweeter, low alcohol (approx. 4-5%) carbed cider. OG was 1.05, hit 1.016 after 9 days, so racked into secondary. Made some of the syrup as per...

This thread has worked a treat for me, cheers Pappers! One thing though, I didn't have a pot in the house that covered the entire bottle length, so was forced to use one that only covered around 2/3's. My thermometer only went to 60C, so just pasteurised for 15 minutes at a constant temp of...

hey guys! I've just racked my 1 gallon batch to a secondary after 11 days of fermenting. OG was 0.054, SG was 0.01 4 days in a row so I racked. What should be my next step? Im not really chasing anything in particular, as it's my first experimental batch, but at the same time I don't want it...

I meant 1.069 ;) Just using water, I've heard of people using vodka or apple cider, but water seems to be the norm. Thanks for the help Andrew, I think I'll just do what you've suggested and let it sit. First hydrometer reading tomorrow night, so excited to see whats been happening!

hey everyone, first time poster, avid reader, so thankyou for all your ideas and suggestions! I've gotten to the 7 day mark of primary fermentation. I'm starting small scale (5L demijohns) so I can get some decent recipes before trying them out in a bigger batch. My issue is an apparent...