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It came out..Third Batch (M.ellow C.ider Hammer) perhaps my best yet. Sweet balanced very young, surprisingly smooth,especially because its so young. Only 32 days in the carboy and its come out great. For Batch 3 (MCHammer) I used a 3 gallon carboy, all Trader Joe's Pure MacIntosh (2.99/half...

:ban: Thanks. I have high hopes for this spiced batch.

Whoops, I filled up my 3 gallon carboy for my third batch and found out my airlock was missing its top and the 'umbrella' piece that goes over the small tube. Thus mostly worthless. I covered the top with aluminum foil and thought I'd get a new one the next day. But it took 3 days to get a...

Starting batch #3. Good things from last 3 gallon batch- using Nottinham yeast, adding raisins (after boiling them) for taste and yeast nutrient and less rhino burps. The bad I added too much sugar, I put in 2#'s into a 3 gallon carboy. I let it brew longer -for 3 months, it tastes fine, got...

Bottled my 2nd batch yesterday. It'd been in the carboy 3 1/2 months. I added cheap AJ Motts on top old yeast cake, added half a cup of cleaned raisins and about 2 pounds of brown sugar. Which was more then I meant to, I should have only added one. Nonetheless it started fermenting nicely...

Bottled my 3 gallons of brew last week. Used 2 3/4 gallons of Trader Joe's 'Real' Apple Juice, Nottingham Yeast, 1# of dextrose and a handful rinsed non sulfured raisins. Kept it in 3 gallon carboy for 7 weeks. A few days of smell nothing bad, just musty apple. Good thing too since its in...

Very excited first timer. My brew = 3 gallons of apple juice, 1 pound dextrose, Nottingham yeast and a couple of raisins. Once I siphon it out, can I immediately refill the carboy with apple juice sugar & more raisins? Will the old yeast on the bottom come back to life and the magic will...