I am fermenting 10 gal. of cider in 2 five gal buckets in my bathtub because I am afraid of a boil over. I have never done this before. I am wondering how...
Hi Folks, I've just joined this group and I wanted to say hi to you. I'm based in the UK and this is my 3rd year of making cider. I also grow hops, and have...
It is a little tricky... Technically, French ciders are made with wild yeast, from the apple skins etc, and no other yeast or sugars are added. Most ciders...
Hello! I just registered. I'm from Sweden and I've been brewing meads and beer for about a year but I am yet to try brewing cider. Does anyone know of an easy...
I have made still cider successfully, maturing it in Vigo's manucubes. My attempts at making conditioned cider have not been successful. I have matured it...
We would like to take a vacation trip to a cider mill where they actually make cider. Either in southern Iowa, western KS, eastern IL or in MO. I live in the...
Hi, I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I've been brewing for about 5 years (mostly beers & stouts, though I only drink cider myself). Happy brewing! Kat...
Besides the obvious White Labs and Wyeast Cider and various champagne yeasts... Is anyone pitching anything interesting? I've used just about all the available...
Hi all, I'm getting ready to rack my first 1-gallon batch to another jug for a secondary fermentation. I've read you are supposed to top it off with fresh...
I considering getting my own cider press (someday, anyway). So what keeps acetobacter (vinegar) from invading the cider press while it's in storage? I know you...
Hi all, I've finished reading two cider books: Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own by Ben Watson and Cider: Making, Using &...
Hi all, I have the Annie Proulx book about cidermaking, and it's a great book, but it's really not geared to the just-getting started, (very) small time...
Hi there! So.. I've just recently jumped into cider making.. I've been brewing for years, but I'm a meadmaker.. and this is a whole new enchilada. I have made...
Ok, so I have never brewed anything in my life except coffee, and I just bought a gallon jug, a $1 airlock and stopper, a gallon of fresh pasturized, but...
I don't see any new posts so I thought I'd jump out there. I just bottled (and kegged) my first cider. Well really a cyser, I put 2 cups of raspberry honey in....
I have just uploaded 4 pictures (Westford Party) from our cider party on October 15. We had to do all the work in the garage because of the driving rains that...
I am in the begining stages of my cider venture. I am just now planting my apple trees and ordering more on line. I noticed in some old threads questions about...
In a message dated 10/18/05 2:37:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, redhotsavina@... writes: Is $2.00 a bushel the normal price for apples where you The apples...
Do you have to add sugar or sweetner to cider? Is it just to boost the alcohol level up? I noticed a lot of post on sweetning. I would rather use the natural...
Despite the terrible rainy weather we had in Westford, MA, there were 75 people at our annual cider party. It started at 10:00 a.m. my brother set up the...
Hello all, Here's my situation. *I went to a local apple orchard and bought 3 gallons of fresh raw (unpasteurized) cider. *Got home and simply poured it in my...
My Jaffrey apple grinder does not do a good enough job grinding the apples to a pulp. Does anyone know a better method? I have 4 bushels of apples to grind,...
Hi, i'm a new memberr. Been brewing mostly beer and a batch or two of cider a year (from kits). The kids like the stuff. Is there a way of making a kit so that...
Well, this weekend i put together my first batch of cider using a book, cider by annie proulx. was not the books fault but an error on my part. it called for...
Honey imparts a great sweetness. The last time I primmed with honey a friend of mine's wife said my cider tasted like a sweet-tart. I took that as a...
i bought a house and the land has 10 apple trees that should make a good balnced cider. some sweet some crab some tart. what i want for an end product is a...
Hi, My first batch of cider is now 9 months old, crystal clear and dry as a bone. there is a nice apple aroma and a hint of oak (aging in chips). I want to...
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