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Thanks drunkle

It was normal shop bought honey! Thanks for the advice though, I'll crack one open in a few days and see what it tastes like! Can you actually get sick from 'off-home brew' or will it just taste nasty?

Thanks Kent! I'll try to give some extra information in hope you or others can help, and also include a picture... I simply mixed caramelised sugar with apple juice and yeast and then left in a demijohn for around 2/3 weeks until it fermented dry. I then racked it into another demijohn and...

All the 'gunk' mentioned in my last post has now broken into smaller pieces and settled at the bottom of the glass! Is this safe to drink? If not, how can I filter it without loosing carbonation? Sorry if this is an obvious question to others!

Ive asked this in a new thread but it might quicker to get answers here... I've made a batch of caramel apple cider. Mixed caramelised sugar with apple juice, fermented until dry and back sweetened with burnt honey. It tasted lovely so I bottled and left it to carb. After 4 days it was...

Ive asked this in a new thread but it might quicker to get answers here... I've made a batch of caramel apple cider. Mixed caramelised sugar with apple juice, fermented until dry and back sweetened with burnt honey. It tasted lovely so I bottled and left it to carb. After 4 days it was lightly...

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I couldn't find it skim reading the 122 pages on stove top pasteurisation! Long story short though, I've made a toffee apple cider using caramelised auger and back sweetened with honey. I've bottled it, let it lightly carb for 3-4 days and then used...

Thanks for taking the time to reply rolltide! I tried my first batch of this recipe today and it's fantastic! I'm not even sure I'll ever want to carb it it was that good still! :)

Thanks rolltide! I think I'll just stick to the still cider for the min! My wife did buy me a plastic keg with a safety valve on it so you shoot co2 into it! It says it has a safe working pressure of 15psi on the keg. Am I right in thinking then that when I've got the hang of still cider, I...

Thanks yooper, been looking for a guide like this for a while! Trying to research things for different sources just left me confused! Please forgive my ignorance and lack of understanding, just we all have to start somewhere! :) I'm currently fermenting a 'caramel apple cider' but fear it'll...

Im completely new to brewing and wanted to try this as an easy starter. My only problem is when i think i finally understand things, i just get confused again! As such, can anyone answer me the following... 1. I want to do the alternative to step 8 and bulk age in a plastic keg. How do i...