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I have made 2 small batches of cider now. I made a batch with 1 gallon AJ and 2 cups brown sugar, and then backsweetened with about 1/5 of a can of AJ concentrate. Turned out great.. I made a 2nd batch with AG and white sugar, and I bottled it with a priming sugar mix leftover from a...

I started a batch of cider this weekend with apple juice and champagne yeast. It has been about 72 hours and there is NO activity in the carboy or airlock. Full disclosure, there is a crack in my lid to my carboy. Could that cause the issue? What do I do now? Wait? Add more yeast? Cry...

I bottled my 1st cider this weekend. I followed a suggestion I read on here somewhere, and put one bottles worth in a pop bottle to keep an eye on the carbonation. It has only been 4 days and the soda bottle is rock hard. Does this mean they are already carbonated? Do the bottles need to be...

I have my 1st cider fermenting right now. At the suggestion of another homebrewer/friend, I am trying a very simple recipe. I just used apple juice and the yeast cake leftover from a beer my husband finished brewing. It has been about 5 days now and the airlock has stopped bubbling. When do...