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I bottled a cider in February that sat in primary with raisins since September. I'm pleased with it. I can't, of course, answer what that would do to this thread's recipe.

I just bottled 3 gallons of this. It sat in the carboy for 5 months before I got around to bottling it. A few bottles in, I discovered that my siphon didn't fit all the way down through the mouth of the particular carboy I was using, so I bottled half with the carboy tipped at a 45 degree...

I have been reading this thread for inspiration and advice. I have four one-gallon experiments going in the basement. Thanks for posting and explaining your recipe. When my experiments are done with local pressed juice I will be doing a big batch of your recipe with store juice. Here is a...

I have a similar experience with cote-du-blanc. A few days ago I tasted a cyser I made with UV pasteurized juice and this yeast when racking it to secondary. It was dry (0.999), with satisfying apple flavors and other interesting flavors. It had some "green" tastes and needs more time. I...

Great idea! I like zero work with tasty results.

We have apple trees dropping fruit all over the neighborhood but I have no press. I'd like to go to this event next year. Are the presses powered or hand-crank? Do they have fresh cider for sale if you don't bring your own apples? I've been thinking about crabapples in the mix this fall; I'm...

I have seen the three apple blend discussed online as giving nice results and preferred over the non-blend. We have bought both for our kiddos and I prefer the sweet-tart taste of the three apple blend. The non-blend has a one-dimensional taste. I have also seen the treetop "cider" on sale...