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Oh, it makes sense that it would be more sanitary. I did take into consideration the added volume. I'm going to remove about 15-20% of the gallon of juice before I start fermentation. Have you ever used juice as a primer for bottle conditioning?

I do intend to pasteurize. I didn't consider AJC, but wouldn't using enough juice to bring it up to 1.010 have the same affect? What are the benefits of using AJC over just non-concentrate juice?

Awesome thanks! I didn't even think to look for a priming calculator. So my base apple juice is at a SG of 1.055, I'm aiming to ferment it down to about 1.005. Once I do, I'll add enough sugar/juice to bring it up to say...1.008 for semi sweet, then add the recommended dose of priming sugar?

I'm sort of hijacking this thread here, but I'm going for option d. in my first cider brew. No one worry! I've read up quite a bit and can say that I'm confident in my ability to safely pasteurize without making bottle bombs. That being said, there isn't a whole lot I can find that state how...

Thanks for the advice on using the calculator! Using that, with a SG of 1.050 and 1 gallon it recommends 2g, which is just under half a 5g pack.

I have a question that is slightly off-topic, but I see that you used 1/5th of the yeast. I'm going to be brewing a few 1 gallon batches here in a bit, but I was under the impression that I can effectively use the whole packet (most are intended for 1-5 gallons, right?) without over pitching...

Interesting. Yeah, I'm not sure about timelines then. I keep seeing conflicting opinions on it. Maybe the recipes I see just aim for a specific FG and stop fermentation even if it isn't complete. I guess that's what experimentation is for! I did find a few instances of people doing the...

Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply. Haha yeah, I'll be absolutely sure we don't end up with bottle bombs. As for the time frame, I've read several recipes that call for 1 week primary and 1 week secondary. What is the time frame you usually see with your ciders using wine yeast? I'll...

Oh P.S.! Should I worry about blow-off with any of these yeasts? I have standard s-shaped airlocks. Do I need to worry about getting blow-off tubes?

Hey all! This is my first time attempting a hard cider, but I've done a ton of research and I feel mostly confident in my ability. That being said, I'm the experimenting type and I'd like to test out 3 different batches using 3 different yeasts. I mostly have questions regarding...