So I have 2 batches of beer and one batch of mead under my belt. I've read alot about hard cider and I enjoy brewing as a hobbie so i thought i'd give it a try. With no local orchards around, I went to my local grocery store and found some half gallon jugs of apple juice and apple cider. Not sure if it has preservatives it says contain juice from concentrates, acid and water. The Apple ciders label reads the same but contains "spices", would it matter if i used apple juice or apple cider juice, and is pasteurized okay to use? I was thinking 5 gallons of apple/cider juice and I have some Nottingham dry yeast, it came with a wheat beer kit but I ended up using liquid yeast so it was left over. Only thing is the the Nottingham packet of yeast dosn't say what its for just "Nottingham yeast" and the basic company information dosn't state if it an ale or lager yeast. I do have some dextrose (corn sugar) around 2lb worth, should i add it or just juice and yeast? And lastly hard cider is carbonated right? Or is it like a wine,the only experience i've had with hard cider has been through drinking hornsbys hard cider. Please let me know if there is any issues with using apple juice or apple cider juice and is Nottingham yeast for a wheat beer okay to use. Thank you