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Airlock showed a decrease in action so yesterday I took a reading and added some Fermax yeast nutrient. SG reading was 1.08 (down from initial of 1.12.) I can't taste any honey at all but still get a nice apple juice flavour and the ABV should be around 5.5% at that amount of SG drop...

Started a gallon of cyser using Sourwood honey on 16 January so 26+1 = 27

I got it because it was supposed to be a mild flavoured honey and I'm hoping for the apple taste to be predominate. I just went and took 8 tastes of what was left in the jar (left it upsidedown and still had about 2 Tbsp left.) 3 were just sweet mild honey taste, 1 had a light citrus, 2 a light...

not sure of a good delivery system, but vinegar and baking soda will produce CO2

OG was 1.12. Yeast action finally started last night. I'm using a 3 piece airlock and was getting 6 bubbles/minute this morning and currently 8/min this evening. I'm shooting for a semi-sweet/off dry. I was actually looking for the yeast to die out due to the alcohol while leaving some of the...

So I just started making my first brew of any kind. I had thought about a hard cider and had also thought of a mead. Found out about cyser while researching and decided it was perfect to try out. 1 quart Sourwood Honey 3 quarts Lucky Leaf Apple Cider 25 Golden raisins 5 g Lalvin 71b-1122...