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After 10 days primary, I added gelatin after two days of chilling down to about 35 F at day 12. Then another dose about a week later since the first didn't seem to have much effect. Cold crash and clearing took about 10 days for mine. I think I'll chill one down Friday nite of this week and...

Mine was 283 grams (10 oz) and I used half of the bag for the 4 gallon recipe.

I think adding pumpkin and pie spices could work with the tea. Might give that a try this week. My first go is carbing. Plenty of yeast after cold crash and gelatin too; bread yeast is making some furry sediment in the bottles. 2 more weeks

This was also my first beer using temp control. It was a good experiment on all fronts. Hopefully the carbed beer is worth it. I think it will be after all the samples I've tried.

Bottled yesterday. This one will stay in the dark due to the skunk warning. The sample I tasted was dry, with the lingering taste and aromas of the tea. It was not bready at all. I'll try again in 3 weeks.

Mine went to 1010 from 1040. Might bottle tomorrow but not totally clear yet. The top of the Carboy though is very clear. On the bottom I can see my opposing hand but not crystal clear. I don't have anything yet to brew next so I may wait for total clarity

I would let it keep going. There are many different processes going on in fermentation and many different smells. Give it some time to see how it settles down after primary 10-12 days. You used bread yeast? I did too. It might just be part of the process. Not many have ventured into such dark...

I'm going to push my batch along to bottling soon. After about 10 days in cold crash secondary with two rounds of gelatin, the bush beer is about as clear as looking through a clear shower curtain. The top is more clear. But I'm anxious to get something else into my fermenation chamber, so...

Sounds like my next brew

Almost there. Might be clear by midweek. Then I'll bottle.

Waiting for clearing. After a week at 33-34 F it's still not clear. I'd did a second gelating fining after the first didn't work. I'll give it one more week in the cold. Nice golden color, just not clear.

This is interesting stuff. One week primary @ 60 f there is still a little sweetness at 1010 gravity. Started at 1040. I inverted all the sugar and cooked it to a straw color. One more week then I'll cold crash to settle out the bread yeast. I don't taste any off flavors and almost taste some...

Had to pick up some stuff at the store for dinner tonight and honestly looked around for all the ingredients of your bush beer. May take me a few trips but on my list.

The cider held up very well after the pasteurization. I have 3 bottles left that I'm not going to touch in the interest of science. One bottle is in my fridge and I can see it clearing slowly. The other two are in a cool part of the cellar. Here's the keys: I never primed my cider...

Now I'm a Masshole, a flatlander visitor to my own homeland. I'll be back someday.

I used to work at a few "tourist magnets" in Jackson, NH during the winter. I had three jobs at the time; ski instructor, bartender, and 'Sleigh Ride Coordinator'. I would gather up the people for the next sleigh ride, serve hot cocoa, maintain bonfires, and serve ice cold, sometimes frozen...

If you try again, the plan of attack is: Bottle and use at least one 16 oz plastic soda bottle Use the plastic bottle as your "carb tester" to determine when the cider is properly carbed. A firm plastic bottle means a good carb. Check every 6-12 hours. At a high gravity, say 1.020 to...

You bet they will! :mug: I'm bringing some of my cider up to Thanksgiving in NH. Exactly. I didn't prime with sugar and let the cider carb up on the sugar still left in the bottles with a gravity of 1.020. Good luck

:confused: I hate to break this too you my friend, but you needed to pasteurize after carbonation. See below: In my process, I carbed in glass and one bottle in plastic. I checked the plastic bottle every 12 hours until the bottle firmed up. Then I knew the cider was properly carbed...