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I have a couple of 1 gallon batches of cider on the go. They have gone through the primary fermentation and i have racked them off into 1 gallon demijohns and fitted an airlock. I plan on leaving them for a few months then racking off the sediment again then leaving for another few months to...

ok thanks everyone for the help. i will put it in the garage and leave it alone. there isnt really big tempature swings. i just thought it would be too cold as the outside tempature at the moment gets below 0 sometimes. but is slightly warmer in garage. i guess i could wrap it in something to...

i had it in the garage then i brought it back inside because the air lock was bubbling the wrong way so letting air in rather than out and i guessed that isnt right or is it?

ok. the room tempature is about 70oF. is this ok? may be cooler in a dark cupboard. do i need to rack it off the sediment again or shall i just leave it now. do you advise adding campden/Sorbate to stop it fermenting more?

I have fermented 1 Gallon of cider in a container under airlock until it reached 1.000 then racked it off. i put it out in the garage but i think at night the tempature drops to well below 50oF and the airlock was letting air in the other way so im guessing its too cold. its inside now and for a...

Ok. do i need to stop it frmenting or can i just let it ferment out and leave it for few months to clear. any idea what tempature it needs to be at to clear/age?

Hi Im new to cider making and just need some help on maturing my cider I had my cider in a sealed fermenting vessel with an airlock on the top for about a week and a half and the bubbling in the airlock slowed right down so i did a gravity test and it was just below 1.000 so i left it for a...

Ok i will let it sit. what kind of tempature does it need to be at. just room tempature (20oc) or can it go in the garage where its colder (vey cold at the min) so it clears better. thanks for the help

My cider has been fermenting for 7 days now, the airlock was bubbling once every 20 seconds until a couple of days ago. i tested the gravity today and it is below 1.000 so i decided to rack it off the sediment into a demijohn. i havent added any chemicals and fitted an airlock. the airlock is...

Thanks very much for the useful info. i just wished i got too many apples rather than just enough. could i just add apple juice from a supermarket as long it had no other chemicals in. i cant find the motts juice suggested by fenux1255, or is it just better to get some apples and press them and...

Thats Brilliant thanks. at the moment my airlock is going every minute or so, could this be because of the extra space in the vessel? i did have to tape the lid on to get it airtight. but wen the lid is taken off there is still plenty of activity in there and smells very yeasty. i read somewhere...

Hi, im new to cider making so heres what ive done so far and i have a few questions too. any help would be greatly appreciated... I got my hands on some windfalls from my local fruit farm and pulped them using a pulpmaster, i made my own press using a scissor jack and i was aiming for 5...