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I made a batch of cider a few months ago. 5 gallons of an unfiltered juice. Added just about a cup of dextrose and a tablespoon of acid blend to the mix. I used Montrachet for the yeast. After bottling and 3 weeks in the bottle the cider is finished. Even though I added less priming sugar that I...

I just opened the first bottle of a small, experimental batch of cider I made. I used a fresh pressed gallon of juice and a simple champagne yeast (montrachet or cote de blanc). After it finished fermenting I melted down some of those cinnamon red hot candies and added the syrup to my cider...

For some reason, instead of making a simple syrup with my priming sugar, I stupidly just added it to the cider. I said to myself, "why is it foaming. I've never seen it do that before." Then it dawned on me. Duh! I'm supposed to dissolve it first! So basically I want to stir it up to get the...

has anyone ever used anything from these guys? http://www.naturesflavors.com/ Would it be as simple as brewing a regular cider then just adding the correct amount of flavoring during secondary or bottling? ty

4 days ago my family and I moved farther out into the country to a nice piece of property that her best friend owns. After all the moving and packing and unpacking I finally have a moment to stop and think about what kind of cider I'm going to start next (mainly because I'm almost out :eek:)...

So, last week I decided that the primary ferment of my cider was just about done. I decided I was going to add some Sour Cherry juice to the batch without racking. Oops, Not enough room in the bottle! I racked about 2/3 of a gallon off into a 1gallon jug. Hmm, too much headroom and I don't...

I want to make sure I get this right. if my OG is 1.054 and I want to add some juice to the brew after it's been fermenting but want to try and keep track of the ABV should it go something like this: OG - Gravity reading before new fermentables introduced = XXX% ABV Add fermentables...

Is there a way to add tartness to a cider? I just tasted a batch I bottled 10 days ago (I know it needs another 10 days at least to finish carbing) and I love how light it is. I like the flavor so far but I couldn't help but wish it finished a bit tarter. Is there a way to add that for those...

Steam Juicer instead of racking onto fruit? Last time I racked onto fruit I had a problem with pulp in my cider which caused a few problems that I'd like to avoid. I'm considering doing this with Sour (pie) cherries. Just curious if anyone had given this a whirl and how it turned out.

Are there any good apps y'all use for cider making? I suppose we don't need something involved like a beer brewing app that has timers and such. Do you guys use anything?

It's too cold up here in the great northwest! It's dropping into the 30's at night and my cider isn't doing anything. I pitched my yeast 3 days ago and I haven't seen anything happen. The juice is clear as can be and everything has just settled. I'm sure that due to the temperature, the yeast...

so I made a 5 gallon batch of cyser. it's just AJ, 3lb honey and yeast. I fermented dry (over 40 days) but did not take a gravity reading before bottling. Anyone have an idea of the potential abv?

ok folks, I need some help. I made my first cyser and just bottled it after it sat in the bottle for roughly a month. During that month we were frequently over 85 degrees with some days narrowly missing 100. I totally forgot to take a FG before I bottled, cause I'm a moron! Here's what I...

I made some rootbeer with the "homebrew" rootbeer extract. I followed the instructions, bottled the 1gal batch into 2 used 2L bottles and set them in my bedroom in a bucket, wrapped in a towel. My room has been ranging from 70-80 degrees this week, cooler at night. I made it 2 days ago and...

I have cote des blanc and montrachet, can I use that for root beer??

So I made some raspberry cyser. It's damn good. I put the brew in a bottling bucket, added the berries in a nylon bag for 1 day and then let it sit still for 3-4 days before bottling. I noticed that I had a LOT of pulp in the bottles. It hasn't really changed the flavor much, but is there any...

my first bottle of raspberry cyser. I just got home and got a bug in my pants about seeing where the carb level is after 16 days so it's still warm. (ugh, i know!). When popped open, it went geyser on me. Not crazily, but enough that I ran for a towel. I only added 3/4 cup dextrose at...

So I just bottled my first cyser. It's a raspberry cyser. I racked it into a bottling bucket and dropped a bag of thawed raspberries in. Let it sit for about a day then pulled the bag out. It then sat for another 3-4 days before bottling. After bottling I noticed that there was a pretty thick...

So I made a spiced cider (clove, cinnamon) awhile back. It's been bottled for roughly 6-7 weeks. It started off really nice but the flavor has changed and I'm getting a heavy molasses note to it that's a big turn off to both my wife and I? The fermentables in the batch were 1 cup dextrose and...

Has anyone had their Hard Black Cherry cider? Man this stuff was amazing! I need to find a clone recipe. Has anyone tried?