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Thanks, 174 episodes! That will take a while

I may demonstrating my ignorance but I think in this area, the issue is widespread. I have added urea to stuck mead fermentation. But what the heck is urea? That sounds really bad. I have made many batches of cider before so I'm not really a noob. I had this idea that if there was some really...

Ha.. I just five minutes ago quoted that same Eastwood quote to someone on Reddit who was considering snaking his main drain line and couldn't find his cleanout, etc.

I've never had that issue but I'll bet you a dollar it is a bacteria.

Thanks Jsey, Wow that is a lot of yeast info. I know it stands to reason that the apples should make a huge difference but again, I didn't find that to be the case. I live in Virginia and a couple of years ago I bought some local apple juice that was really flavorful. I think I bought fifty...

Thanks. I've had good luck too and no stalled fermentations. I wonder why so many people say a yeast nutrient is so necessary for cider. It calls into question all things when some advice is so wrong. I once had a stuck fermentation when I was fermenting a mead with honey and water only...

I hope I didn't say that Martinelli bottles are not okay. I have used them for years but I just like the heavy glass of the champagne bottles. For a couple of years all my beer was bottled in clear Corona beer bottles. I just like the super heavy glass champagne bottles. I used to work at a...

What is the best natural juice to add to cider that will prevent a stuck fermentation? I'm thinking some sort of white wine grape juice. I want to avoid a strong flavored juice or additive so I'm avoiding raisins or the like which will impact the apple flavor. I'm trying to avoid putting in...

After blowing up a few bottles during pasteurization, I don't do it anymore. The mess is just too much to risk and imho not worth it. I'm also not patient enough to do it. I just developed a taste for dry cider. Good luck to you.

May I suggest you get a collection of champagne bottles instead of using martinelli bottles. they are much stronger and readily available at the local recycle center for free. It will require a larger cap than the martinelli bottle uses which is also readily available at brew supply stores. I...

Thanks. I have made all sorts of beer, cider, mead and some brandy. Since I moved to our new home and my homebrew supplies are all in storage in my basement, I'm going to venture back into the hobby. My wife spends a ton on kombucha so I'm hoping to show her that I can make a superior kombucha...

Thanks for your reply. I wish I could answer you but I recently moved into this house we are building and my cider journal is in a box somewhere. Again I tried various yeasts and couldn't tell which were better. I watched a video last night about a guy making brandy from bananas and he said that...

True enough.

I've made numerous 5 gallon batches (maybe 15) of cider and the various yeasts seem to produce flavor profiles that are so similar to my taste I have to wonder if regular yeast from costco would do about as well as other yeasts? I'm sure people have done this so before I try it with $25 worth of...

Hello fellow brewers. I used to lurk here several years back and things got too busy so I had to do other stuff. For the last couple of years, I've been building a house and my brewing has been on the back burner, really non existent. I'm looking forward to brewing, cidermaking for myself but...