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I've been using farm stand cider to make my own ciders, but now I'd like to try my hand at making cider direct from the apples themselves. Problem is, I live in a really small apartment and don't have the space for an apple press. I looked online for table top presses, but the reviews seemed...

Rather than going to an orchard for cider, like I normally do, I decided to make a new batch using some apple cider I found in my local health food store. I used Zeigler's brand apple cider. The label said "no preservatives" so I thought I was fine, bought 2 gallons of it, and started a new...

Up until now, I've only made still cider. I want to carbonate my next batch, but as the title states, I'm worried about creating bottle bombs. I'm making a 3 gallon batch of cyser. I used about 2 3/4 gallons of farm stand cider, 5 pounds of honey, and Lalvin D47 yeast. My OG was 1.100. It's...

This is a cyser which was started back in December and the fermentation ended in January. I made 3 gallons of it and just opened the final gallon about 2 weeks ago. I invited a friend over to drink it with me. Both him and my wife (and me too!) really liked it. My friend got drunk after 1.5...

Last night I started on a 3 gallon batch of ceyser. I used 2 gallons of apple cider sweetened with sugar and then, for the 3rd gallon, used a honey/water mixture from a mead recipe. I pitched the yeast, put the airlock in place, and went to bed. When I woke up this morning, I saw that it...

I'm about to make my first cider. I have 3 gallons of apple cider (no preservatives) and a pack of Wyeast 4766. I'm thinking of adding either 1 lb of dextrose (like Ed Wort's famed apfelwein recipe) or 1 lb of brown sugar. In looking around this forum, I've seen a lot of people mention a...

Hello, I'm new here. I've been wanting to get into homebrewing/cider making for a while and am just finally getting started. Unfortunately, I've run into a newbie problem before I can even begin. I recently visited an apple orchard and bought a gallon of cider, but just now noticed that it...