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Just bought 6 gal of apple cider from the orchard. I asked for raw cider and didnt realize until I got home it has 1/10% potassium sorbate in it! Is this going to prevent me from fermenting or can I pretend it's not there and maybe the yeast will make it? Lol

After racking my 6 gal of cider into secondary I added k-meta because I plan to back sweeten with wine conditioner (sugar+potassium sorbate) I'm reading here an there that these need to be added close to one another. I added the k-meta 4 days ago. Has it been too long and should I add more or...

My local cider mill is selling cider at $10/gal because of the bad harvest here in Michigan. The lady said I could stop in on the weekend and request some raw cider because they normally sell it with preservatives. I also found cider at walmart for $4.50/gal w/o preserves (and pasteurized) but...

Hey I'm just finishing up some cider and would really like to make a batch of some spiced wine that will be ready by the time it starts getting cold here in Michigan. (the kind that's great heated up on a cold night by the fire) I've looked all over and have only found things for mulled wine. Is...

My local brew store told me they carried wormwood last time I was in and I thought it would be really cool to have a cider that has that in it. The only thing is I have no idea how it will affect the taste or if it will even be worth it. I also don't know how to use the wormwood. Has anyone ever...

Just started making my first batch of simple hard cider and now I need to think of something to call it. I've tried asking friends and family and I usually get some form of my name ending with hard cider ex "Rader Hard Cider" or "Grizzly Adam's Hard cider" and those just wont do. Any ideas...