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Ahhh!! Thank you!! I almost dumped all my cider out!! It definitely was not mold. I gave it a sniff, and a taste, and It was just fine. A little sourish, but I didn't put much sugar in, just enough to feed the yeast. How long should I leave it in the second carboy before I bottle?? I'll have to...

So, somehow I have completely lost track of how long my cider has been sitting in carboys. I believe it might be somewhere around 2 months. Or maybe not quite. Anyways, I have been naglecting the bottling stage as i'm in the process of collecting (i'm being cheap and using pop bottles instead of...

Ahh, all good advice, thanks!! I guess i'll hold on the campden, then! Macs are good, indeed! And yes, Spartans are a bit tart.

I have another question.... My recipe calls for apples/juice, sugar, pectic enzyme, energizer, campden tablet, and yeast. Can anyone tell me what the hell energizer is?

Mmm.. fresh pressed. OK, so I was advised to freeze my prepared apples (so I did) and will defrost them tomorrow for the press. Apparently that'll help them mush up to get most of the juice out. Still a little confused about everything else but I guess i'll figure it out. I've got a little...

apparently my replys before didn't work? For apple types I have Golden Delicious, Macs, and Spartan. I've gone ahead and cut out the cores and bad spots for my first batch, but i guess i'll skip that part next time. However the apples I have are definitely organic and have a fair amount of...

So, i've never brewed anything before in my life. Just moved back to the farm and decided to raid the trees to make some cider. I've gone down to the home brew shop and picked up all the nutrients and a starter kit with a carboy and all that fun stuff. As far as i'm concerned i've got...