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...
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...
It may not be dead. Don't throw it yet. Annie Proulx is a great writer, but not a good source for cider expertise imho. Ph and titratable acids are different...
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...
yes - you can use camden tabs on it & no yeast it but it wont carbonate then F Thankyou and regards, Andrew. Your prompt reply is appreciated. The contents of...
Not a kit but We are making non alchoholic cider next weekend in Westford, MA. My family has been having an anual cider pressing party for the past 20 years....
Hello Mike: From the replies so far, I think there seems to be some confusion about what cider is. The cider you speak of as "brewed" is alcoholic or hard...
there is a difference between soft cider and apple juice. juice being juice only no solids and filtered. cider usually describes the 'natural' apple juice F...
Yes, I believe you are right, although I haven't heard the term soft cider before. This is, of course, the ideal stuff to ferment and make what I would call...
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,...
I have asked the same question about my Happy Valley Ranch Press. Some people said they run it through twice, but that is just a PITA and often doesn't help...
I have not read all the posts, but you can make sparkling cider which some orchards market as a non alchoholic wine like the sparkling grape juice you can get...
Non alcoholic cider is basically bubbly apple juice. There are a couple of ways to approach this. When I was a kid my dad used to make us Hires Root beer at...
have not tried it myself but a few sites have reccomended using a garbage dispossal ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors'...
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...
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...
www.cumminsnursery.com is a good web site as well. They sell out quick. redhotsavina <redhotsavina@...> wrote:I am in the begining stages of my cider...
I been looking on there site too. So far growing in my yard is crab apples, Gravenstein (early) and Pink Lady (late). Pink Lady is not known for cider but it's...