Chalkyt

As far as developing a formula is concerned, I would expect it to be reasonably easy to do if you “fiddle around” as you say. Early on...

Another long-winded reply! I use a large plastic bucket that lets the bottles sit below the water surface. This way I can see any...

Great topic, thanks @Chalkyt I frequent a cider works in NE Minneapolis, MN USA on occasion. It always seems to be pretty busy. When...

A short time back Andrew Lea (Author of Craft Cider Making) made an observation in response to a comment from a past member of his forum...

As above, you will find that some yeasts have a reputation for leaving flavour characteristics or sweetness while others ferment...

Thanks for keeping us up to date. I have mentioned elsewhere that my crop of apples next Autumn (about April) will be very poor due to...

Bottling day yesterday, but first I took some measurements: Cote des Blancs and Safale S-04 came in at 1.000. Nottingham slightly higher...

My suggestion is to adjust the pH of the raw cider before fermentation and then to adjust the TA before bottling. The pH is important...

Yes , @Raptor99 is right. I should have also mentioned that my initial blends usually have a pH of 4.0 or above. It is just a...

Yep, as my cider is made from my own apples, which are mostly low acid culinary types (Red Delicious Fameuse, Granny Smith, Ballerina...

Welcome to the fun… I usually rack to secondary off the lees after the initial turbulent primary fermentation has settled, then leave...

Wow... that is a lot of sugar! By my math you have 217g/L of sugar whereas cider usually starts with somewhere between 100 and 125g/L...

Yep, it is that time of the year when carbonation and sweet cider takes peoples' interest. Have a look at my post of 25 September 2020 etc.

If you go back to the first post of this thread all will be revealed. Basically a 190F waterbath with the heat turned off, will start to...

Interesting idea. How would it go using the lees from primary fermentation for a new batch? It always seems a pity to discard the lees...