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I've done a few very simple (but successful) ciders and wanted to ask you all have ever noticed you think that brief exposure to oxygen after fermentation can cause off flavors? I know this is a huge problem for beer but thought I'd throw this out there all the same.

So my wife is smarter than me, and she has pointed out these are simply seeds from the vanilla been I had in the fermenter...

I'm about 3 or 4 batches of cider in and when I racked this stuff it left some black granules behind in the bucket. The samples I tasted from the hydrometer have a funky sulphur/soapy smell and I'm worried that this batch is not going to come out ok. Please share your wisdom with a noob...

How much ginger do you recommend? Does it ferment with the juice or go in afterward? I am a bit ginger curious.... Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I've been using red star champagne, and most folks like it fine. It's been way over 10% which everyone seems to dig. I'm curious to know what kind of abv you guys get out of safelle 04? I'm interested in keeping the high abv, but wouldn't mind keeping more of the apple character and maybe not...

This thread has made me so thirsty. I'm going to have to get back on the Homebrew horse and ride again very soon.... Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

So, how did this work out? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

The heat was about 180 for only a few minutes, as stated I am an idiot and tried to do it while the burner was still on. :: hides face in shame ::

I am embarrassed to say, that I forgot to turn off the heat. I am an idiot.

LOL, so I just had a second bottle throw it's metal top straight up into the air. Nothing broke, no one is hurt but more booze is lost. I'm really wondering if I should have left more space before bottling? It seems to me that if I open any bottles I will lose my carbonation right? Do I have...

So, a few weeks ago I successful pasteurization a delicious, yet crude cider on the stove. I even managed to preserve a touch of carbonation and sweetness. This morning I am working on pasteurizing this batch and one of my 1/2 liter bottles with the cool swing tops shattered. Do you...

Those pictures were very impressive. How long do you let your cider carb to become so bubbly? Also, are you going to to fry hop your cider with actual kush? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

This occurred in bottling. I carbed with Dark brown sugar, and apple juice concentrate (form the can) . I also added (to much) cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla extract. Don't get me wrong, I love the taste but the spices were a bit to strong for most. I've been able to find a few posts about...

I beseech the wisdom of the brew sages once more: This batch of cider (my 2nd) taste great. However, I'm noticing something very strange in about half of the bottles. There is a clump of something brown and viscous. I was drinking one while playing video games and that little lump felt...

I'm really curious about this angle. I'm going to read a bit more and give this a try. Ultimately, I'd love to brewing IPA. At the moment, I've really only brewed 1 1/2 successful ciders. I have to imagine that if a good IPA and a good cider had a love child in my glass I will have achieved...

So this has been one my first home brewing experiments, but I am happy to report having made a 2 gallon variation of this recipe, and my very picky (as far as booze goes) wife loved it. She went so far as to describe it as "apple champagne". It's been bottled and we are very happy. Thank you...

I'm really curious, please let us know if you guys come up with anything you like out of this....

Thank you all for the very solid advice. I'm now in my third experiment and having a great time.

Thanks, but get to know me. I troll harder than Mr. bean. ps. I'm so excited about being sauced on my sauce.

Hello, I'm have just tiptoed into this and have been having a great time. I've already brewed up a very simple cider, but it was tasty and did what alcohol is meant to do. Thanks to all of you who unknowingly fed me information as I lurked through your conversations here on the forum in the...