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Do you guys just dump the hot caramel into the carboy? There has to be a better way...

I don't want to post this to the recipe forum until I duplicate it, but I am very happy with my latest batch. I mixed 1.5 lbs of brown sugar with a cup of table sugar and caramelized it (though I messed up at the end and ended up making it lumpy). I then added it to 5 gallons of Musselman's...

I realize that I don't yet have a sophisticated palate for cider, but I'm having a hard time telling the difference between my first two batches (aside from dryness, which I cut down on by starting with a higher OG and putting it into secondary before the yeast ate all the sugar). Aside...

This will be my second go at it, my first I used Vintners SN9 and while I enjoyed the results, it ended up very dry (which makes sense due to that particular yeast being used). This time I am using Mangrove Jack's M02 and Lallemand Belle Saison. Does anybody have experience using Saison (or...

For starters, thanks to everybody on this site for helping me brew my first batch of cider. I'm currently drinking some of it out of a mason jar and it is both tasty and alcoholic. :mug: I have two questions, both centering around exposure to air/oxygen. 1) I have siphoned (I believe the term...