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Yeah that's what it tasted like - white wine. I really don't like white wine. I'll definitely need to back sweeten this stuff. Maybe I'll work on another batch with the WLP775 soon while we still have fresh cider available.

The weekend before last I started my first batch of cider after taking a class at the LHBS. I started off with 1.5 gallons of freshly pressed cider in a 2-gal plastic bucket. I added 1.5 Na-meta tablets and let it sit for about 36 hours. Then I pitched the yeast (71B-1122) and put on the lid &...

I just started my first batch of cider over the weekend and it took nearly 36 hours to show any signs of activity. I used 71B-1122 yeast. At 48 hours (last night) it was bubbling a little faster, about one "burp" from the 3-pc airlock every 8 seconds. This morning it's about 1 burp every second...

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I would prefer it more on the dry side, although my wife would probably like it more sweet. We'll see how it turns out.

This morning I finally saw activity in the mead & cider airlocks. Slow bubbling, but it's doing something! The beer is starting to clear out from the top down. Very little activity on that airlock.

Yep I put in nutrient. The smaller buckets I bought don’t feel like they seal very tight. I wonder if there is some leakage there.

I used the 71B-1122 for the cider. Still not seeing any activity in the mead or cider after 24 hours.

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Over the weekend I brewed my first batch of beer using the Caribou Slobber extract kit and also started batches of mead and cider. I had been planning on brewing the beer for a while but I took a class on mead & cider last week and decided it was easy enough to do right away. The beer was...

Enjoying some Creeper while I brew some beer.

Hi everyone, I recently moved to Lewis Center, OH after living in the Atlanta area for 16 years. Good to get back closer to my family (I'm originally from Fort Wayne, IN). I'm a total newbie to home brewing and will be making my first brew this weekend. I've already spent a lot of time...