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I have made a cider honey mixture. But I don't thinl it was probably what you were/are looking for. I used granny smith apple juice (I cored and put the fruit from 3 lbs apples in a blender. I put it with the water in a pot anf steeped the juice out of it to result in 2.5 cups of juice.) After I...

As far as yeast go, so far I have used Lavalin-1118. In the idea again of bumping up the alc content (and hoping to leave some sweetness,) I put some clover honey in it. I heat the cider, dissolve the honey and cool it before putting the yeast in. I definitely don't wanna kill the yeasties by...

Ok, I was looking fot feedback, advice, comments or opinions. This was my first ever real brew. I am not counting that nasty garbage I made from baking yeast and grape juice concentrate! YUCK! I really put the poll out there to find a 'minimum' time. I honestly couldn't wait more than a week or...

what was the reason for using white sugar as well?

I ground about half dozen of each, Granny Smith Apples + Braeburn Apples in a blender after coring them leaving the skins on. I then simmered them in: 1 cup water with 1 Cup honey, stirred in ¼ Cup turbinado sugar + 2 Tablespoons of Molasses. I also miced 1/4 C of raisins for yeast nutrient. I...