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Thanks! I'm going to give this a try. Though Im now thinking I'm going to use my own apple juice that im going to press this weekend. Is there anything i should do to the juice im pressing? before adding yeast sugar etc?

How long are people leaving to ferment before drinking?

Thanks Hex, Also Dextrose sugar is this important as well? Im going to look out for some apple juice this week. Iam pressing my own apples though these will be used for a long fermenting process, I want something a bit quicker then tastes great.

Just stumlbled across this thread, and looks great! Im going to give it a try. Im from the uk and the yeast you mention cant be bought over here. Is there a suitable sub for this? or will any yeast do? When you leave it to ferment, does it have to be keep in a warmer place than the garage...

Thanks for the replies guys! im looking into the above. :)

Hi, Im looking for something to shred my apples, something cheap but will do the job? Or even something that I can possibly make myself.Any help would be great. thanks

Have found a place just down the road from me offering a short course which I can attend in a few weeks! Shoud give me a good insight of what I'll have to do.. Could someone answer, when Im sterilizing the demi johns and everything else what should I be using? VWP? and whats the best process...

I don't have a grinder yet, Im hoping my father inlaw with be able to build me one in his spare time as his is now retired.. I have seen some simple homemade ones on youtube I think it wont take long to whip up :) At the moment I was going to use the food blender I have just to pulp it up...

Thanks for the reply, though I hate the idea of hard cider, I prefer the traditional cider root. I have been looking on many a website and picking up a lot of things. I think i would find it easier to see how its all done and the process than reading about it, find it hard sometimes reading to...

Hi, Im very new to cider making, and thinking of going on a 1 day course on cider making? Has anyone been on one before? I have made my own cider press, but im a little confused about the fermenting process and everything after I have pressed the apples really. And not very confident on the...

thanks for all your replies! great forum and full of helpful people.. :D I have made my own cider press mostly of wood. my only question is, i have made a lid that will slide down and push the pulp down in wooden drum i have. But this is made of plastic? is this ok to do so? or should I make a...

thanks for all your replies so far, anymore advice keep it coming. one more, do i need to add yeast to the cider? will it ferment without adding anything to it? or do i have to add something? thanks

Hi, This will be my first time ever making cider! i have the press made and will have apples to press very soon. I would like an idiots guide on how to ferment, what I have to do? do I need to add anything to the apple juice. Anything really that needs to happen after I have pressed the cider...

Thanks Candle wine... I was thinking this myself, I was given the barrel and had in the back of my head not to use it. Think I will come up with a wooden barrel to use instead.. Great website as well, so thanks again!!

Thank you pappers! Very good read.. :mug:

I now have my cider press ready, and want to think about what happens in the next stage, like fermentation process. Is there anyone out there who wouldnt mind me private messaging them for help/advice I need to try and make my own cider? I would be very grateful if anyone would be so kind to...

Hi, Just stumbled across this forum and looks great and full of advice. I'm a total novice to cider making and today just finished making my own cider press! I wanted to ask a question about the barrel i have used. Instead of using wood for the pulp to sit in for me to press down. I have...