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    Corny Precautions Under Pressure

    Two questions: Can I remove the gas line at the quick disconnect while the keg is under pressure (if the answer to this question changes with the amount of pressure that is in the keg, please say so)? Which o-rings require a little KY (if KY is a good choice of lube)?
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    Controlling Carbonation

    I saw a method on Youtube of carbonating root beer with yeast by bottling with seven "grains" of dry yeast per bottle. Would this method be reliable? Is there a way of calculating how much yeast I should use by taking a specific gravity reading and crunching numbers with the volume?
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    Bottling Sugar

    For all of the beers I have done, I put in in the prescribed amount of DME before bottling. I never pasteurize and I have never had an exploding bottle. In all the cider recipes I have read, there seems to be a collective concern about exploding bottles. Is it really any different from beer...
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    First Batch of Cider

    Going to be making my first batch of cider soon. I have a few questions. 1. There are a few holes from bugs / dark spots on the apples I'm using. Do I need to cut these out? I figure since I will be pasturising it at just below boiling for 45 minutes before I pitch the yeast that It wont...
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    First Batch of Cider

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