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We are trying to make cider for our 2nd time. Our first batch came out tasty using champagne yeast, but was a little too strong for me(around 14% alcohol) and was lacking the apple flavor a bit. we are going to do two batches this time around and I wanted to try a new yeast. Our local brew...

Over the holiday weekend we were sharing our first batch of hard cider with family, and my grandfather said that his dad used to make hard cider and he would add brandy to the cider at the very beginning. he said it added to the alcohol content and to the flavor. Has anyone heard of this or...

Is it ok to bottle if I am still getting one air bubble every 20-30 seconds? our cider was started on 10/5 and we were thinking that it would be ready for christmas. If we bottle now will it blow the corks?

this is our first attempt at making cider. We started our cider on 10/2 in a 6 gallon carboy, we racked it off on 11/1 topping it off with 1/2 gallon fresh cider and 3/4 cup of sugar... the fermenting seems to have slowed down but still has an air bubbble appx every 25-30 seconds. Does...

Our first batch of cider will be ready very soon, what type of bottles can we use? we have been collecting 750ml wine bottles and purchased new corks, now i am hearing that using beer bottles are better. are wine bottles ok? any suggestions?