[wafflehouse]

cool man. different strokes for different folks. if it works for you, keep on truckin :-)

this is the first table i found: http://mbhp.forgottensea.org/sgpat.html

its easy. just get a $3 or $4 hydrometer and add sugar syrup to the cider to get the right potential alcohol level. i shoot for 10% usually, so i add sugar syrup to bring the gravity up to 1.08

[mrsmith]

Yeah, I’m plenty ready for an hydrometer now and will get one my next trip to the homebrew store.
Probably should have before, but I was using the same juice brands and could judt follow the recipe I liked.
It’ll come in handy force-carbing,that’s another thing I’ll try after I lose my free outdoor refrigerator.

Actually I’d profess an hydrometer is useful after one has done just a very few batches, just as soon as one has gotten the ‘hang’ of it.