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I'm going off memory but if i remember correctly I had a 1.06 OG and my FG was 1.026. And it's currently in a keg and amazingly delicious. For aging: Primary 11 days, Secondary: 1 week Then kegged. After 1 week on CO2 (room temp) I was drinking it and it was good, a little under carbed but...

So the first post suggests 1 week primary 10 days secondary, but then... strait to keg, couple days and drink? or would it still be a bit too green then and should be aged in the keg a bit? I'm 11 days in primary right now (OG 1.60, my first AG attempt), meant to move to secondary after a week...

How might I get in contact with said Richmond distributer?

Your cider porn has me salivating! Sadly my current batch of cider has me less than pleased. Can't really put a finger on what is off. Might have been the spices (mulling), might have been the yeast (really slow, maybe bad?, notty, didn't get a chance to check lot number). It smells really...

Excellent. I'll go with kegging.

So not much of a taste difference except for that imparted by yeast sediment?

Just put my first dunkel into primary last night. I did some searching to try and answer this without much luck. What are yall's recommendations? Should I bottle condition or forcecarb my dunkel? I'd prefer the ease of kegging/force carb then bottling some, but i think bottle conditioning...

Haven't but plan to soon. My idea was almost exactly as bokonon said; build up what is left in the bottle (or two) and then spread some on petri dishes to isolate the yeast from any possible contaminants, then slant from the isolated samples. You could cut out the petri dish part and just...

Oh, and a note on pressure cookers. Be careful if you're getting one second hand, a bad gasket is the most likely problem, and can be fixed easily(buy new one) and does not pose much of a safety hazard, but would just keep it from pressurizing. But there is the risk of cracked/weak metal...

Using a bic lighter is OK, but using an alcohol lamp is the preferred method, as it leaves no residue. Also, while chem lab supplies are definitely best, most can be substituted with mason jars of various sizes. Baby food jars are also apparently great and vac seal fine with the pressure...

Can't argue with results, i stand corrected.

From what I understand you cannot force-carbonate with the small CO2 cartridges, like the small draft system in the link above, it even says to prime with sugar, then dispense with CO2. The small cartridges are only good for dispensing, whatever size the "keg" may be. You could save some money...

I have no experience with the S shaped ones, but your logic sounds right. My guarantee of getting suck back was not to be taken literally (i have done this exactly once), but for planning purposes one should always assume it's a given. Plan for the worst. After crashing in the fridge for 2.5...

I wound up buying that same thief exactly because of this first batch of cider, it was more than worth it. My batch hit about 1.008 on Monday, and i racked it and stuck it in the fridge, today i noticed what was left in the air lock (i used iodophor water, so it should be fine) was frozen...

haha, swmbo is already complaining, and i'm still sweating... sg is at 1.040 or there abouts, whole lot of bubbles, shaking/twisting moved it from 1.050 to 1.040 so it might be a bit lower. Temp on carboy therm. is now 75/77, in room is @ 73 :-/

I'm in an apartment, so the carboy just sits in my closet. I may eventually modify a mini fridge for lagering, etc. but for now it's not really an option. Just gonna have to deal with a quick ferment. Well, i might have an option. Does light adversely effect cider like it does beer? or can...

Yeah, it's bubbling away pretty fast now, got home yesterday and was very thankful i used a blow off tube instead of an airlock. The sanitation water now looks like cider... (the current temp is 73 or so) I'm going to check sg tonight.

Above and beyond, thanks again! I actually had two tanks and a regulator from serving standard retail kegs, so i only needed the corny and quick connects, which i picked up yesterday from Weekend Brewer in Chester. Now just need to convert the extra mini fridge i got sitting around. I started...

CvilleKevin, i can't thank you enough. I am very new to homebrewing and I went out to Nelson County this weekend and picked up 6 gallons of cider from Dickie Bros (UV pas., no preserv.) with not much more of a plan then throw it in a carboy and pitch some champagne yeast. After reading I have...