Update: no other exploding bottles. I am drinking them one week at a time, and other than a little sediment, I think I did OK for a first go-around!! Based on what I have observed and from what others have offered, I think that I didn't let it ferment long enough. I did get the bubbler upgrade for t...

I am thinking that it might have been a bottle defect. The other plastic bottles are good (as of now). I did open one that was in the frig. It bubbled over like champagne. I checked the amount of sugar used-it matches the amount from the BrewDemon recipe (basic hard cider). I filled the bottles half...

Made my first ever batch of cider. One of the bottles exploded-2 weeks into bottle conditioning!!

Do I need to be concerned for the rest?? They were stored in a basement at a constant 72 degrees.

Any helpful thoughts/comments appreciated.

Thanks for all of the great advice and welcomes!! The group has been great so far.

I will keep you posted on how the first batch turns out, but I have already ordered the bubbler upgrade and cherry cider recipe for batch #2.

My name is Chris, hailing from the great brewing state of Colorado!! I am currently awaiting my first batch of cider, using the 2-gallon Brew Demon. After 7 days in the fermenter, I bottled it with some sugar to carbonate it. One bottle is in the frig, the other 7 are in the basement at a constant 7...

Just bottled my first batch of cider!! How long should I let it age and carbonate??