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I have a final update on my natural orange cider. I bottled after a second rack into 500ml swingtop bottles with two conditioning sugar balls and a packet of basic conditioning yeast (following the packet directions for amount). Then I waited three weeks, occasionally stirring the bottles up to...

I racked from the first jug into a second carboy today to clarify, secondary ferment, etc. I had the chance to test a bit, and it was surprisingly good at this stage. I would liken it to a dry orange La Croix or really dry sparkling wine, though with less carbonation (still a bit of sparkle...

I'm going to continue the trend of resurrection here because I just started making orange juice wine. It's my first project—I don't like starting easy. Here's my process so far: ~3/4 gal fresh-squeezed orange juice (about 30 valencia oranges, somewhat soft) 5g Lalvin EC-1118 champagne yeast...