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So you don't keep the hard cider in the secondary at all? Do you use any formulas or add fixed quantity per gallon/liter when adding the backsweetening juice or you do it arbitrary (taste)? edit: I have just one more day to keep my cider in the primary. I had today a zip and a gravity...

Hi I forgot to add that I'm thinking of back sweeten it with apple juice or apple concentrate. I thought of cold crashing for the clarifying effect. How many racks do you think is necessary so I don't have any lees settle out in my bottles? How much will the S.G decrease after each rack? How...

Sorry for the stupid question, but are you backsweetening it with same juice used for hard cider or something different? How much is lost at racking? Thank you

@all How much truth is in this? Cold crashing doesn't kill the yeast, just turns it dormant. If I'll backsweeten it, will it not be enough remaining yeast to carb my bottles?!? Ty

Hi all I'm 2 days shy of starting my first cider batch. After reading a great amount on this forum I'm planning on cold crashing, racking it at 1.015-1.010, bottle conditioning to carb it a little and finally pasteurizing using the stove method. Has anyone tried this approach? Will I...

@CvilleKevin What %ABV have the above mentioned ciders?

Hi all Pappers thank you for your thorough explanations. I am about to start my first batch of hard cider, but 90% of the recipes I've read mention 2-3 rackings? Is it ok to bottle the cider after just one rack? I'm thinking of following Pappers' method, but i'm not too sure if I shouldn't...

@Freezeblade How did your cider turn so clear? Did you use Pectinase, Pectolase? Ty