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Well that's good news. I actually didn't add more sugar after the racking to secondary, I was just planning to let it clear and add the spices, but then the fermentation started up again quite significantly after it had stopped in the primary, which I found a bit odd.

Hi, So I had some experimental cider (only a gallon) that I fermented for 2 weeks with s04 yeast and some added sugars, racked to secondary, and then added 2 cinnamon sticks and a handful of whole allspice and cloves. Then I left it in my closet for awhile, sort of forgot that I had it for...

Interesting. Well the reason I used three different sweeteners is that I ran out of honey, so went to agave, ran out of that, so went to sugar. I predict a cup total or maybe a bit more. I had not idea how much was the right amount, but I figured, more sugar + yeast = more alcohol = more...

Hi, So I started my first batch of cider, just one gallon in a glass jug, about 4 weeks ago. It's in the secondary stage right now with some cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. However, I've been noticing that it is still bubbling, not a lot, but definitely noticeably. It's been staring at me...

No leakage, the level of liquid was lower than it was when I started. Not that much but enough for me to wonder whether or not to add a splash of water to the carboy, and there was definitely a lot of tasty trub at the bottom. Pretty cool that this stuff actually works. Thanks for the help.

I'm about to move my first attempt at beer to the carboy for secondary fermentation, and I had a few questions. I noticed that during the primary, the volume of beer has gone down in the bucket, so am I supposed to add extra water to the secondary to bring it back to 5 gallons, or do I just...

Wow, you all know a lot, thanks for all the tips! I'll keep this stuff in mind for the second batch. This recipe consisted of a gallon of pasteurized apple juice, one cup of honey, some brown sugar (not very much, I actually forgot to keep track), and yeast (Safale S-04 dry English ale yeast...

Hi, This is my first attempt at brewing, but I figured I'd experiment a little anyway. A friend of mine brewed some spiced cider, which made me want to to try, so I started the fermentation in a gallon jug with a vapor lock and ale yeast, and just recently racked it to a new jug for the...