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This is my 3rd year making cider. It's been quite a challenge but in hindsight I suppose it's part of the fun of making your own cider! I had 1 gallon of freshly squeezed juice and pitched rehydrated Nottingham ale yeast. ( I like a sweet cider) It was kept in my garage and I think it was too...

Ok great thanks for the advice. Yes there is a lot of fruit floating at top of liquid like a sort of foam. Will rack it tomorrow and squeeze as much flavour out. It's still fermenting. I'm intending on charging bottles with 1/2 tsp of sugar. Last year I bottled a little earlier so there was...

Ok. So, I've let the berries sit in there for about a week. I tested it today and it's reading 1002. It's gone like this 18 Oct - Apples started fermenting 1042 26 Oct - 1002 27 Oct - added crushed blackberries 2 Nov - 1002 I suppose I should ignore the fact I added blackberries...

Hello again. Just an update on my blackberry cider. I crushed some blackberries into a sterile demi John and racked off the cider into that. ( cider was reading 1002) thought I would rack it as sugar was getting low. Question is. Do I need to add yeast/yeast nutrient to kick start the...

Hi. I'm about to bottle my hard cider. It's my 2nd time of doing this and last year I used 1/2 tsp of white granulated sugar to carb it up. Is there another type of sugar that is commonly used? Is there a difference between white and Brown? Any advice would be appreciated Thanks! Jack

Thanks for replies. I will probably do something similar. I froze the berries immediately after I picked and washed them so they are ready for when I need them. Im making a 5l batch and was aiming for 20-25% blackberry juice. I'm thinking of adding then in primary before fermentation is...

I know this question has been asked before but I was wondering if anyone can share their own experience of adding fruit/berries to cider? After my first successful cider last year i am planning on doing the same again but will also do a 3 gallon batch of apple and blackberry. I was going...

Thanks for the replies. The apples have all been picked and are currently under some sheeting in my garage. The apples were given to me, I did not grow them myself. I'm hoping that a couple of weeks under the sheet will allow some starch to be used up and hopefully provide a better cider...

Hi. New user here. I have a question that may of been asked before but can't find. I have a selection of apples for my hard cider but they are ripening at different times. If I decide to juice the ripe ones what shall I do with the juice while I'm waiting for rest to ripen? (Rest will be...