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I'm thinking about going (ciderday.org), but have never been and was curious how it is. There's an Intro to Cidermaking workshop on Saturday that looks good, but I'm wondering if there are other opportunities to learn cider making techniques and if it's an overall good event to go to.

I've been reading a lot about how cider will taste significantly better when aged for 4+ months, mainly due to the malolactic fermentation that smooths out the taste. So... I just pasteurized my bottled cider (my first batch) to kill of the yeast, as my cider is semi-sweet and carbed, right at...

I'm planning on planting a few hops rhizomes this spring, and live in the Boston, MA area. My local supply store is selling the following varieties: Cascade, Chinook, Kent Golding, Mt. Hood, Nugget, Sterling and Williamette. I'm a beer brewing novice, and was wondering if anyone was...

I've got 5 gallons of cider going right now (first batch ever). It spent 5 days in primary, and then I racked it to a carboy. We're just approaching the 3 week mark in the carboy, and my instructions say I can prime it and bottle at at that point (I'm going for carbed cider here). I'm planning...

I'm about to do a 1 gallon test batch of cider with cranberries. I'm thinking of trying a technique of cooking the cranberries with a little water (or cider) and sugar, and using the strained liquid to get the SG up to roughly 1.06. I'm wondering if anyone has tried anything like this. At a...

Brand new to brewing, just have one 5 gallon batch of cider under my belt, currently in secondary. Hoping to get some experience using store bought cider so that when apple season hits, I can hit the local orchards and make some great stuff. Once I get a few batches of cider aging, the plan...