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Apologies for posting in the wrong place, I'm brand new to the whole home brewing thing so I thought I posted in the right place.

I had planned to let it reach complete dryness then stabilize and sweeten to taste right before bottling. I plan on letting it sit until this saturday then rack off the lees, then add some Turbo Clear and give it another week before stabilizing and bottling. I realize now that I didn't say what...

I used Red Star Premier Blanc yeast and It fermented at around 66F-68F

So as with all things patience will go a long way here. Thanks a bunch for your input, will give it a week or so and see how much has settled to the bottom of my Fastferment. Any thoughts on clearing packets like Turbo Clear or Dual Fine?

So as the title suggests, I noticed the bubbles had stopped when I got home this evening and decided to take a gravity reading to see where I was at and what my next options were. I began with a 1.056 gravity and low and behold when I took my hydrometer reading this evening I was down to .998...

I first became interested in brewing and distilling when I learned that my great grandfather ran moonshine back in the 30's here in WV. I quickly learned that distilling alcohol is still highly illegal in US so I decided to try the closest thing I could that was legal. Honestly I am really...

I actually had to electrical tape the lid to get an airtight seal, after going through several gaskets and other methods to no avail that is the only thing that has worked for me. Getting a lot of activity today and the smell in my office/brew room is amazing. Smells like apples and a bakery.

Just wanted to thank everyone for being so awesome I haven't been here for more than a day yet and I can tell this is a great community. Looking forward to being part of it!

Fermenting has started, was a problem with my Fastferment Lid not getting a proper seal. Gasket came a bit too large I believe. Will just have to check the gravity in a few weeks to see where I'm at.

So I am sitting just past the 26 hour mark from the time I pitched 2 packets of Red Star Premier Blanc yeast into my 5 gallons of apple cider. I added yeast nutrient according to package instructions and then mixed everything well. I am using a 7.9 G Fastferment to do all this in. So my question...