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Should I keep the towel on or try and put a lid with an air lock on it at this point? And roughly how long would I let it ferment

The cider was purchase a week ago last Saturday and sat in my fridge until the following Sunday night. They were in the one gallon plastic milk jugs. Three of them had a lot of pressure in them. You could easily see the jugs expanding to the point where I couldn't fit my fingers through the...

Ok. So tonight when I get home it will be 48 hours since I mixed the cider and campden. Should I rack to a carboy and throw my yeast in? Should I wait longer? Have I lost this batch?

Nothing else is in there except campden tablets. Forgive me for not know but what does it mean when you say wild yeast are taking over?

No yeast added yet

Hello all. First cider being made. 5 gallons unpasturized apple cider and 5 crushed campden tablets. This it 24 hours later. Normal? Lost? Something else?

Mayers Cider Mill in Webster. How would i know if it is already on progress? I put the cider in a pail with 5 crushed campden tablets a few hours ago. Have a towel draped over the top

What temperature should I ferment at?

Hello all. I am about to make my first hard cider and I have a few questions. First off it will be a simple recipe - 5 gallon UNpasturized apple cider(had to sign a waiver stating I would not drink it), Campden tablets, Nottingham yeast. So I bought the cider one week ago. They were given to...

Hello al, I brewed a pumpkin ale a few weeks ago. The recipe called for lactose. I forgot to put the lactose in the biol and have been fermenting two weeks without it. I am now transferring to a different carboy for the final 2 weeks fermentation. Can I still add the lactose or is it too late?

Do any of you BIAB stove top with a 5 gallon batch? If so can I see what you use to let the bag drain or any ideas that works for you?

What did you all back sweeten with and how much?

Mine is a 5 gallon kettle as well. I use two burners to get it to boil then move it to just one for the hour. Much slower roll.

Does 1.25 gallon boil off seem like a lot?

Hello all. My question is in regards to a 2.5 gallon batch. Typically what pre-boil volume do you use? The reason I ask is I tried my first 2.5 gal batch yesterday. Pre-boil volume was 3 gals and I only got a little over 1.75 out of it.

Hello all. About two years ago this month I took a shot and made Ed Worts Apfelwein to the letter of the recipe. I forgot about it and just re-discovered it today and it it is looking pretty clear and not bad tasting. I never wrote done the gravity readings along the way but I do remember I...

Hello all. About 9 months ago I made my first apple cider. I used mixed fresh pressed apples and enough water to fill five gallons and yeast. I forget which yeast I used. Anyways it has been sitting in the carboy to this day. Fairly clear now. I took a reading and it was right at 1.000. I...

Hello all. I am looking to see if I can fix a batch of ead that is already fermenting. Here is my story. Made a batch of mead alst year. Very simply put it was 17lbs clover honey, whatever water needed t fill a five gallon carboy and a vial of White Labs Sweet Mead yeast. That's it...

Hello all. I am an all grain brewer and I have a few questions about brewing outside. Here is my scenario. I do not have a garage or a porch. That completely sucks, I know, trust me. I have a very small shed that is full and would be unusable anyways. Therefore I am technically out in the...

Good thoughts so far. I appreciate them. I literally mixed 17 pounds clover honey with enough water for 5 gallons and used a White Labs Sweet Mead yeast. No other ingredients or chemicals. Racked 3-4 times over the 15 months. Other than that I did not take any readings. I will moving...