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• Posted in thread: Dave's Carmel Apple Cider on 09-21-2012 at 03:18 PM
  Every time I want to impart flavor for an apfelwein or any kind of cider or wine, I usually
  take part of the base liquid (apple juice, water, etc.) and then make a tea with the flavoring.
  For example,...

• Posted in thread: Need a little help troubleshooting a problem on 07-21-2012 at 09:28 PM
  Hey Roady,What do you think about adding orange juice concentrate? Im trying to make a cider
  that sort of resembles blood for a Halloween party I'm planning. Right now I have an almost
  purple color to...

• Posted in thread: Need a little help troubleshooting a problem on 07-20-2012 at 01:10 AM
  Awesome! Thanks! :tank:

• Posted in thread: Need a little help troubleshooting a problem on 07-20-2012 at 12:09 AM
  It was a month between rackings and starting gravity was 1.070. When I racked today the gravity
  was down to 1.000. I'm also using an ale yeast instead of a wine yeast. I want it to be a
  little sweet, ...

• Posted in thread: Need a little help troubleshooting a problem on 07-19-2012 at 11:21 PM
  Hey there everyone!I have 5 gallons of Blackberry Cider in secondary right now and I have a
  question. After the primary fermentation ended I racked off of 4 lbs of frozen blackberries and
  on to 3 lbs ...

• Posted in thread: Possibility of a cider for Halloween this year on 06-03-2012 at 12:25 AM
  I will definitely keep the beets idea in mind and soon I will find out if the blood oranges are
  more than just a crazy dream cider for me. Thanks again for all the advice and brew on!

• Posted in thread: Possibility of a cider for Halloween this year on 06-01-2012 at 02:37 PM
  I never thought about using food grade dyes. I will definitely keep that in mind. As far as
  using other fruits, Blackberry might have just jumped to the top of the list, instead of blood
  orange. I tri...

• Posted in thread: Possibility of a cider for Halloween this year on 05-31-2012 at 06:54 AM
  Greetings my friends and brew enthusiasts!I have an itch to get some cider brewing and I wanted
  to make one that was a deep rich dark red, kind of make a vampire type drink. I was thinking
  blood orang...

• Posted in thread: Cider bottling concerns on 12-15-2011 at 06:37 PM
  Final Gravity at bottling time was 1.008 and the cider was crystal clear with no suspended
  yeast. I have been keeping an eye on it and it is carbonating a little bit, just going slowly.
  But I expected...

• Posted in thread: Cider bottling concerns on 12-10-2011 at 11:17 PM
  I have a batch of cider that I just bottled. I used cranberry and apple juice with brown sugar,
  cinnamon, and nutmeg for 3 gallons and pasteur champagne yeast. I was concerned about it being
  too dry, ...