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I am really, REALLY wanting to do this recipe, but can anyone explain their steeping, sparging, and topping off processes they do with this recipe in a little more detail? Those seem to be the only parts of the original instructions that are a bit confusing to me. I known what these processes...

Still a beginning brewer and was wondering if anyone would do a simple write up/step by step on how to do this recipe, or point me in the right direction of where to read about each step involved? Or maybe just a link to some instructions? Thank you guys. :mug:

I checked the gravity yesterday and it's gone down to 1.020 from the initial 1.072. Gonna cold crash it at 1.015 (I like'm sweet), let it floc in the cold for a week then keg it in my syrup tank. I already have another batch of this going because it is SO darn delicious. After I keg it I'll get...

Initial gravity was 1.050, and after adding the malts it was 1.072 Well, after a slow almost three day lag (not sure what the true cause was) the yeast decided to start making love to the sugars all night long. This is what I woke up to find in my closet this morning. "It's alive!" :cool...

I did some additional reading and found some mentionings of Nottinham sometimes being a slow-starting yeast, but not always the case for everyone. Also, some folks advise if this is the scenario, to move the fermenter to a 70F environment. Anyone have any ideas? Btw, I checked back on my...

Well, it's still in the fridge since the first post. I had a small glass of it last night (couldn't resist the urge), and it's, well, okay I would say. Definitely not bad at all, but I know I am capable of making something much better. I let the wife taste it and she said, "It's fine - I get...

On my second batch of cider I went with altering Brandon O's Graff recipe. :mug: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/graff-malty-slightly-hopped-cider-117117/ I trimmed the recipe down to a gallon tester batch for a trial, incorporated about 1cup steeped raisin juice, and left out the hops and...

I previously found a lot of information on doing sweeter ciders by using a dry (powdered) amber DME; however, I seem to NOT be able to find too much information on this idea now - must not have bookmarked it and my search skills just aren't working today. I recall reading that the result of...

Okay, so I did a bit of reading on this site and others over a few days, took some notes and sorta 'compiled my own' method to make a sweet cider. What I am wanting to end up with is a sweet, mellow cider with a good apple taste and not too high of an ABV. I am not looking for anything like dry...

Guten Tag, In addition to my other 50 hobbies, I am now excited to learn all I can about brewing and I'm glad there are such awesome communities online like this one. Sure, I enjoy going out to get a beer, but I'm the kinda person that follows the philosophy of 'if I can make it myself, I...