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I just dont get why it might have gone bad, we cleaned everything so well and added a crushed campden tablet to each demi when they were filled. is it safe to drink?

Hi there, made our first batch of cider about 8 months ago, its been sitting in demi's since. we fancy making some fizzy, so we were going to go with 100g sugar per 20 litres, soes that sound right? also, over the last few months some kind of residue has shown up on the surface of some...

Ok.. update... (and a bit more advice please!)... The natural juice has now reached 1.035 and so still seems to be dropping, perhaps when it reaches 1.010 we should put it into demijohns with airlocks? its still in the fermenting bucket at the mo. Secondly... we have started...

Hi there, thanks for the msg's... I tested the juice this morn and its at 1.045 now (1.050 originally), so moving very very slowly. Its being kept in the kitchen in an out-building, the heating hasnt been turned on for this winter yet...so temps are ranging from 10c to 18c. I can turn the...

hmmm, its not smelling very nice now...perhaps it would be better to add campden tabs then yeast? or if its smelling bad and tasing bad...have we lost this batch?

Ok, to make things even more complicated... I looked at the juice today and its frothing up lots! i guess this means the natural yeast is doing its thing!? so...do I need to add anything now? or do i cover and add airlock...wait for it to lower...then add to demijohns with airlocks? sorry for...

ok, many thanks...so... do i add the campden tablets...leave for 24hrs, add the yeast...then leave open still? i have the demijohns and airlocks, just not sure when to transfer to them? once the level drops from 1.050 to 1.000? thanks, ben.

do i need to do any of the camden tablet business???

Hi, thanks for the quick reply... we first tested the juice the day after and it read 1.050, it is still the same 3 days later... is this because the fermentation has not started? where should I go from here? should I buy some of the campden tablets and put them in? and yeast? if so..which...

Hi there, need some help with my first attempt at cider... My friend has a small orchard at the end of their garden and we keep missing the opportunity to gather the apples each year...this year we managed to organise ourselves! So, collected a wheelbarrow full of apples...mushed...