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• Posted in thread: Found my "tasting" bottles on 02-15-2013 at 07:33 PM
  I use chimay 33cl bottles.Nice to see an alternative, since most of my "tasters" never make it
  back.

• Posted in thread: Some Keeving photos... on 02-15-2013 at 06:51 PM
  Huh, musta forgot...Yeah....ZERO Keev. Cider turned out nice. Quite tart, needed backsweetening
  back to 1.017ish (1.02 max). It did stop at 1.006, and many batches before had gone
  negative.Crabs gave ...

• Posted in thread: crab apple cider on 02-15-2013 at 02:41 AM
  Astringent crabs add body to cider. Try a Norman cider apple, it'll suck all the moisture out
  of your mouth.Try backsweetening with apple juice (uk equivalent to US's sweet cider).Tart is
  no problem a...

• Posted in thread: Making your own apple concentrate on 12-07-2012 at 05:36 PM
  I've done this by accident many times. Freezing the cider will separate an unfreezable syrup.
  .....Biohazards got it. Do what he says, you'll have a concentrate.

• Posted in thread: How to fix too tart cider? on 12-04-2012 at 11:32 PM
  malo-lactic?

• Posted in thread: Cider press, or consumer juicer? on 12-04-2012 at 11:30 PM
  For yield I'd say it's in this order (1 being best)1. juicer2. hydraulic press3. screw pressFor
  speed/efficiency1. screw press2. hydraulic press3. juicerSo depends on how much you plan to do,
  and how ...

• Posted in thread: Apple and pear on 11-27-2012 at 01:22 PM
  pear/apple work well.The higher sugar content of pear just means more alcohol if fermented dry.
  I've found pear oxidizes faster, so ends up a darker color than cider. Straight pear fermented
  dry taste...

• Posted in thread: Pectin, where do you purchase? on 11-17-2012 at 02:35 AM
  stuff from cider supply is specific for apples, and its probably closer to 1/2 tbsp per 7
  gallons

• Posted in thread: Pressing apples from grocery store? on 11-14-2012 at 07:32 PM
  7 bucks a bushel (44lbs) for cider apples might be what they meant.Cider apples should be #2
  grade (small and ugly) but still on the tree."Drops" and "windfall's" should be animal feed and
  deer bait.y...

• Posted in thread: Pectin, where do you purchase? on 11-14-2012 at 06:31 PM
  Cidersupply sells keeving kits