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Oh - so I can keep the juice refrigerated? Didn't think of that - doh!! Think that's what I'll do as I think I'm gonna have another bunch of apples ready at the weekend! Thanks,

Slightly different question - how long can you leave juice before you need to get the yeast in and start it fermenting? For example, can I get my juice ready on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and leave it to Saturday before I get it going?

Thanks guys. There's a new TLA being mentioned here that I dont understand - ABV. Can you tell me what that means? If I check the SG and its less than 1.050, should I be adding sugar then? OR is it very unlikely to be this low? Thanks for the offers of help ...

Question from a new cider maker!! I am about to put my first apple juice into the barrel today but am not sure how much sugar I will need to put in with it. I am going to buy a hydrometer today to measure the specific gravity of my juice (blimey sounds like I know what I'm talking about!)...

You mention "fermentable" sugar. Can you tell me what this is please?

Thanks for your quick reply! I am in the UK - have updated my profile as you suggested. Pleased I can use the barrel as I dont want to waste any juice! I didn't know whether I had to add water to the mix if I wasn't using the whole barrel. When do I find out if I need to add sugar to the...

Hi there! I am new to cider making, having taken possesion of an allotment this year that has two big apple trees on it. I have collected loads of apples and have bought a 5 gallon barrel and 2 demijons. I reckon I've got in the region of 50lbs of apples so I reckon about 2-3 gallons of...