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Made my first apple cider from a kit on Friday night. Added some pear juice (about 1.5L) to it as well. This is the first time I have brewed cider so not sure what to expect. Over the first day nothing seemed to happen. I was convinced that it was a low temp issue so I placed the fermenter on a...

Just a simple question, how long does home brew last before it goes off? Does it have a used by date/time?? I ask because I forgot about a small batch of beer I bottled back in September last year. It has been sitting in a cardboard box in the garage since then. I assume it is OK to drink but...

Using this process do you have to age the cider in the fridge for a while?? I've heard cider can taste crap for a couple of months after first being made.

5 or 6 days of fermenting doesn't sound very long. Wouldn't I be in danger of blowing the bottles if I prime them in long necks. Say I add two carbination drops the yeast would consume them plus what ever sugers were left over from the juice

I started my home brew life only last year and have used fresh worts from day one on the advice of my local home brew shop. Easy to use (it couldn't get any easier) and the taste is as good as any other beer I have tried. The brand I have been buying is "Brewers Selection" do you guys know of...

I'm looking at making some cider for the summer months ahead. Never made it before. I'm looking for something simple and have noticed that some on this forum and others say you can make it out of plain old apple juice. It this true and if so what does the final product taste like? Is it as...

All OK now. I ended up opening them for just over 15 minutes each. This was done over 3 openings. Still a little bubbly but not too bad. Thanks for your help

I think your right. That's what I ment when I mentioned that I bottled them too early.

OK I opened the bottles and left each of them for two minutes then capped them again just using the same lid. Tried one last night and little, if any change. Still heaps of foam when poared into a glass and very bubbly. Decided to try again last night. Opened each again and left them for 20...

They are the normal long neck bottles that you get commercial beer from. I doubt they will explode now. They have been sitting for 4 months aging. I would have thought they would have exploded by now if they were going too. At this stage I'll crack each bottle and leave for 2 mins and the re...

They are glass. Would doing what you say be enough. They are worse than soft drink at the moment. Could I infect the beer doing this?

I have now done 4 brews and all have turned out very well taste wise. The last two however which were done at the same time have turned out over gassed in the bottles. Is there a way to reduce the gas in the bottles. I don't want to throw them out as the taste is good. I used the correct...