I am giving a try to fermenting my first gallon of apple cider. I am using a recipe I found in Sandor Katz's book "Wild Fermenting" for ... it has been 5 days...
Well here is my story and it maybe that this somewhat common I can't say its happened to me before. So I live in Puget Sound up here in the Northwest. I get...
I have been on the lookout for them myself, without any luck. I will let you know if I find out anything. Right now at least in MA the farmers growing...
There is a book by Ben Watson called Cider: Sweet and hard. It is a small hardcover book but is an excellent source. I am also new to cider making. Right now...
I have about 25 gallons fermenting without yeast. This is my first year so I am certainly not an expert. I raised the sugar content in some of my batches by...
Hi all, I'm a newbie to the group and will probably just lurk for a while to lear more. I'm interested in the possibility of making that sweet elixer myself to...
I fermented 25 gallons of cider this year, some with cider apples and some with dessert apples. I used two yeasts, Lalvin 1118 and White Labs Cider Yeast....
David I have just started making cider and I made several batches with natural yeast (nothing added) and one 5 gallon batch with White Labs Cider Yeast. I...
I am trying to find a good source or list of apple orchards and cider makers in Pennsylvania. Google doesn't turn up anything. Anyone know or can suggest a...
This post was long time ago, but I am curious if you ever found your source? I am in the Philly suburbs in PA looking for a good cider source. Any response...
Hello All, New to the group, and cidermaking. I've done a few batches of wine....came out ok I guess. But I'm also an avid gardener, and decided to expand my...
I am responding to Andrew Lea's recent inquiry about the use of specific gravity and refractive index measurements to determine ethanol content in cider...
Greetings: I would like to have a recipe for a one gallon cider. Being from South Texas it is impossible to get fresh juice without paying through the nose for...
buy apples, juice them (1 gallon will require at least 64 medium apples) simple way of juicing: liquify apples thoroughly (use high speed blender) squeeze...
Hello all, I have three questions regarding hard cider. 1. Suggestions for a blend of apples to make a tart, dry cider? 2. When i am done juicing the apples...
I am no expert, just made my first batch in November. I did not add sugar to half of my batches and to the others I added boiled down cider. I have read...
Larry, All of this helps a ton! I'm a homebrewer and just need to get a general feel for the process and can pretty much figure it out from there. Thanks very...
Hi! My husband and I are on our second batch of cider, and we use both honey and sugar. We chose brown sugar, demerra sugar, and cane sugar for the flavours...
Aaron I was looking at my library (bookcase) last night and remembered saying there was a book by an author Hill. Well I was wrong it was ben watson. ...
I see all the recipes for wine and cider using yeast, etc etc. I have been making hard cider for about 5 years and make it once a year. Ten gallons a year to...
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...
Thank you for welcoming me. I saw this group but it doesn't appear to be very active. I hope I can tweak a few master cider makers to add to the discussion. ...
Chuck, First of all, did you buy the red apples at a supermarket? They might not have any natural orchard yeast on them, because they are washed with who...
Hi I am new here and have a rather simple question, but, first some background. I am mainly a winemaker and homedistiller. My passion is red wine, but, I...
... as a bone. there is a nice ... this cider and am wondering ... or should i do it in the ... sweetness to bring out the apple ... sulfite and sorbate first...
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...
good luck with that! You might consider trying a test batch with adding a dilute Molasses solution (1:100 molass:water). good luck ... cF wbaker53181...
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...
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