The good and the bad.....

[rtsitler]

Well the good is I bottled my apple cherry cider today and it turned out great... Finished dry and back sweetened for SWMBO and she said I'm really getting the hang of this cider thing. 😃

The bad is while I was capping my butterfly capper that I just bought bent somehow and it was a task getting the bottles capped.... Took me over 50 caps to get 24 bottles capped.

I will be visiting my LHBS where I bought the capper tomorrow to see if he will replace it or if not guess I have to buy a new one.

It makes me very happy to please my better half with some cider so I can continue making beer.... It's a good trade off in my opinion.


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[rtsitler]

LHBS treated me great, replaced my capper without a question.
That's the nice thing about about buying locally.....


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[number40fan]

Good to hear they took care of you. And you are right, that is why buying locally is nice.

 

[rocketsan]

Back sweetened then bottled...hope you know what you are doing...


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[rtsitler]

Yes back sweetened and bottled and when the soda bottle I filled feels like it is properly carbonated, I'll stove top pasteurize like I've done the last half dozen times....


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[Texconsinite]

Making cider for SWMBO is such a great idea, I agree. I haven't heard any complaints about beer stuff since I started making ones she likes