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Has anyone attempted to carbonate their hard cider by adding some dry ice to their bottled cider? I want to produce a sweet, carbonated cider that does not contain any yeast sediment at the bottom of my bottles. If I allow it to carbonate naturally in the bottle, the extra sugar in the cider...

I just got off the phone with an apple grower and he told me that if I used his early crop it would make flavorless juice. He said wait until early September at the earliest and use his mid season crop for best flavor in the juice. It may not be the type of apples that is the problem. Maybe the...

I think that the campden killed your pitched yeast. I would sterilize a cup of water with a few tablespoons of sugar dissolved in it. Cool it to 80 degrees F. and then pitch another packet of yeast in that. Wait about an hour and then pitch that into your must/wort. You should see fermentation...

Thanks Mathin for your input.

Hi everyone, Please help me find a recipe that will produce a champagne style cider. I have access to a wide variety of apple juices from fresh pressed apples and am looking for apple species combinations, yeast recommendations and additives or yeast nutrients that will get me the special...

I used to produce honey and I sold it for $3 per pound so your deal isn't a bad one for local honey. BTW, I love costco but their honey mostly comes from China or Argentina where it is produced by giving bees access to ponds made of sugar water. Look for local honey and talk w/ the beekeeper if...

Okay so it is workable. The one from fermtech doesn't look very good. Is there one that you suggest?

Hi everyone. I am new to the forum. I have made lots of beer and mead in my day but never any hard cider. For the last few years I have been buying the inexpensive boxed wine (Almaden, Franzia, etc.) It comes in a heavy plastic bag and a box to hold its shape with a plastic spigot. My theory...