Recent content by Mike_Sautkin

In the beginning I wrote about the trouble with clearing my cider. Well, I decided to restart fermentation by adding new pressed apple juice to dry cider (4 litres to 5 litres of cider). This worked well. The mixture started fermenting and gave much sediment in several days. In 2 weeks the...

No. Ilmen lies close to NOVGOROD. It`s in the North-West of Russia. I live in Nizhny Novgorod. "Nizhny Novgorod" means "Down New City". You have to go a bit down the map to find it 8)

I live in Nizhny Novgorod (on Volga, 420 km to the East from Moscow). As for backsweetening. In my town there`s a home brewer`s shop, where I can buy dextrose "Mr. Beer Booster". Can I use this stuff to make ciders sweeter and avoid new fermentation? Is it possible to use brown sugar or...

So, as far as I can see, I just need some patience. The cider must clear by itself. Right? But still I`d like to know, why the other ciders cleared during 3 weeks and taste well and this cider doesn`t? What could be wrong with it? Mr. roadymi, I cannot buy in a store frozen apple juice...

Hi! I live in Russia. Here we`ve got a lot of apples, but there are few people making cider. That`s why I need some advice. My cider making looks easy: - Pressing apples (in September and October); - Putting fresh juice in a carboy, adding yeast and closing it with an air-lock; - Racking...