First I want to thank all of you for all of your help. As you can tell I am new to all this but very excited. I have made a hard cider from a simple recipe. seems to be working great. The recipe does say that if you want sparkling cider to prime before bottling, however it doesnt say how much sugar to use to prime it. I have seen different amounts in different recipes. One says use 1 cup, one says 3/4 and another says 1/2. These are all for a 5 gallon batch. The recipe I have is 40 lbs sweet cider, 3Lbs honey, 3 lbs brown sugar, and 2 packets of champain yeast. add all ingredients, let fermit to finish and bottle. age in bottle 2 weeks. If you want sparkling cider prime before bottling. Thanks ahead, Steve
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20 years ago