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I've had this used keg sitting around for years. Can I use it for my home cider brewing? I know it has a different top from my Corny keg I currently use. Still a newbie and wondering how to open this up, clean it, stock it and connect to my tap and Co2 regulator.

Hi folks, Been awhile since I've posted or lurked here. I think it was this forum that tipped me off on this simple recipe. I wanted to share my experience since Iove it so much.... When I first discovered the world of cider brewing I tried to go the purist route of getting the right apple...

I'm still new here but have the basics down to making some easy simply cider. My favorite is something with a fall or autumn spice. I have a small bottle of apple extract that I add on occasion to make my batch more apply. What kinds of flavors / spices have people added in the past that...

So we're going away this weekend and I'd like to bring some of by brew. I've been force carbing my latest batch. Newbie question: once carbinated can I keep it in a 1 gallon carboy or will the pressure make it explode? I do have bottles groesch style and figure I can bottle it. We have quite a...

Hi all, still new here and brewing my first successful batches of cider. Loving it!! Anyway last weekend I tried this Cider from a place called Big Hill Ciderworks while out at a local establishment. AND I LOVED IT!! Been doing some reading on here and it seems folks have had success dry...

Crazy question, but... Can I use one of these to force carbonate? Either directly in a 12 oz bottle or a 1 gallon carboy? Its basically a C02 cartridge in the back.

I've just finished my first batch (100 days from pitching) and while I had tons of fun and learned alot, it was just OK tasting. Now I understand what people mean when they say it needs to age more. I'm hearing 6 months to a year at least for better tasting Cider? So it got me thinking, if I...

Newbie here. Just about finished my first bartch. And I gotta ask.. Ok, so I tested a few samples along the way. And now I'm bottling and back sweetening. It seems like it supposed to taste very bland, with no real flavor? Mine clearly tastes like alcohol but no trace of apple. I used real...

Hi all, Just finishing up my first batch of cider. Two weeks ago I bottled and did my "back carbonating". I also added some sweetener too. But not sure if the carbonation is really working. I added 1/8 tsp of dextrose for the carbonation. How long should it take? should I add more dextrose...

Hi This is my first batch. I added pectin and hour before I added yeast. Pitched 7 weeks ago. I think I'm ready to bottle. It's Not clear and that's ok for my first batch. But I'm noticing now the first inch or so of my batch looks really clear! I'm thinking maybe after time it will...

Hi all, Newbie brewer and first time poster here on the forum. My wife got me a home brew cider kit for Christmas and here I am! Actually I knew the limited instructions on the box weren't enough and I just had to figure out how to do it "right". So have been spending a lot of time...