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After a few days the first batch has begun slowing down, from around a bubble a second in the airlock to one bubble every 5 or 6 seconds. I'm really happy with how it's going so far. My second batch, however, is not so good. I added a second lot of yeast after my first attempt didn't work...

Thanks for the tip, I'll add nutrients next time and hopefully it'll reduce the smell. The cider has been banished to the shed now as it was stinking out the house! The weather is prety consitant at the moment, around 60F to 75F, so hopefully it'll be ok.

I used some regular apples from Tesco for the first batch. I think they may have been Royal Galas? And for the second batch I drove to a nearby farm and bought a box of their Discovery apples (which were much cheaper, I might add!)

Thanks for the advice everyone :) I measured the SG again, and it was about the same as when I added the yeast. I decided to add some more yeast and now it's bubbling away like crazy! Oh, and I'm making two batches which are just below a gallon each. Now I just have to figure out how to solve...

Ahh, dammit. I tried to correct the thread title but I've somehow posted it again. Sorry! Ignore this one please :)

Afternoon all, I’m Carl from Somerset in England :) Over the weekend I started my first ever attempt at making cider, and I’m becoming concerned at the lack of progress that it’s made since. I’ve searched a bit on the forum but haven’t really been able to find much. Here’s what I did...

Afternoon all, I’m Carl from Somerset in England :) Over the weekend I started my first ever attempt at making cider, and I’m becoming concerned at the lack of progress that it’s made since. I’ve searched a bit on the forum but haven’t really been able to find much. Here’s what I did...

Hi all :) I'm Carl and I'm from Somerset in England. Just having my first go at making cider, and this site has been really informative! I hope I'm not the only Brit on the site haha. Anyway, I'm sure I'll have loads of questions and need help when I mess stuff up (like now :( lol), so...