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Wondering what you use to sample without a wine thief? I have cider in variable lid tanks but don't have a wine thief. As long as I use something really well washed and sanitized, does it matter if I scoop out a sample with a ladle?

Hi, so I have been making cider for a couple years now and I usually ferment my apple juice for a couple weeks, rack into new carboys, add a second juice with a 1:3 ratio (3 being my original fermented juice) for flavor and let sit for a considerable amount of time. (mostly out of habit and...

Hey everyone! I’ve been playing around for about a year now with adding second fruits to my cider (ie Raspberry juice and other juices, concentrates and fresh berries etc). I normally ferment my apples in primary as normal and add juice or fruit once I’ve moved it off the sediment into...

Just curious how long others leave their cider in carboy during second fermentation? I usually do 2 weeks-ish in first until the bubbles have slowed down or completely stopped then about 3-4 weeks in secondary then bottle. Do some of you leave yours for months and months? Benefits? This last...

Hey everyone! First, just want to say I love this forum! Everyone is always so helpful so I thank you in advance! I have 3 large apple trees in our yard that have codling moth (a moth that buries into the apple and eats to the middle and then leaves, leaving it’s excrement through a hole on the...

Hi everyone! New here and new to brewing! I just fermented 5 gallons of cider in a 6 gallon carboy and tonight I transferred to smaller 1 gallon carboys for secondary fermentation. I siphoned 2 gallons until I lost the bottom half of my auto siphon in my 6 gallon carboy (so dumb I bought a...