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I found a deal (steal!!!) at a yard sale yesterday. It is a 6.5 gallon glass carboy, in perfect condition, just dusty. The man said that it had been sitting/laying, empty, in a shed since 1980. I've got a long crooked bottle brush for scrubbing carboys, but I can still see a film of grime...

My GF always picks me up several gallons of apple cider whenever she catches it on sale. While doing my prep routine for a fresh batch of hard cider, I discovered that a couple of the gallons contain Potassium Sorbate as a preservative. It was purchased several weeks ago, and now she can't...

Of all the books and threads I've read, I've yet to see any concern expressed about carrying the lees from one container over to the next container while syphoning. For instance, if I want to re-pitch on the same cake, how wet (how much of the original wine) should the bottom be? When the...