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Hello, i have 10 gallons of cider that have been sitting in my closet since January, in 2 5 gallon glass carboys. for the vast majority of the time they have been sealed up, but i have gone in there a few times with the wine thief to see what was going on. however, now there is this...

is this different than letting it mellow in a secondary for a while?

here's a question i probably should have asked already. whats the difference between adding :ban: when things are just getting started and after the first racking. i gather that :ban: adds a considerable amount of sugars for the yeast to go hojo over, but what will give a better taste?

assuming i was going to press my own apples.

hi, my cider has stopped bubbling so much, and i'm only a week and a half in. does this mean that the yeast has started to die off? ive been trying to keep the cider at 60 degrees or more, but its entirely possible that its slipped into the high 50s at times. is there anything that i can...

what are the differences between brewing in a plastic bucket vs a glass carboy. i am using plastic as my primary and glass as the secondary. would i see a major difference if i went all glass, or all plastic? on the topic of plastic, could i use a black bucket to block out the light so i...

Hello, i am working on my first batch of apple cider. its been in the primary for a week already and i plane to leave it in there for 2 more weeks before i rack it to the secondary. the only problem that i have is that I'm not quite sure exactly what racking entails. is it more that just...