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I would just save the berry juice until after the freeze distill process. Add it for flavouring at the end.

Still Better off to bottle in small plastic pop bottles if carbonated.

I wouldnt pressure up a glass jug, no idea what it can hold and if it will explode. Put it into 2L pop bottles (plastic) and carb in them. They can handle 200-250psi pressure before bursting.

Its fine to leave a stick in the juice or cider. I put on in every jar of applejack i make.

Let it melt and you will see the color starting to drain out of the ice. Chuck the ice when most of the color is gone. The first melt takes awhile, keep freezing/melting cycles until it wont freeze anymore.

Are you trying to make apple jack? If so, what temp are you freezing at and for how long? I put mine in 2L pop bottles, freeze at -23C for 5 days minimum and then let it drain upside down. It will work with low alc content but higher is easier and faster.

It should be fine, just a different strain of yeast than you would have used.

I have a few baking apple trees in our yard but wanted something for eating for the kids. Went to our local nursery, found a 4 in 1 grafted apple tree with fruit already on it. 4 different apples on 1 tree and we got to eat about 15 apples to boot. Tree is about 6ft tall in the pot. Small...

No, just need long enough to allow a goid freeze throughout. I usually freeze for 2+days myself.

Pretty hard to do this on the beach ;)

It's great for making applejack though ;)

-27C, dang cold here. Going to start a cherry and wildberry cider soon and take another stab at a beer kit.

I am about the same, 1/3.

Some use it in drinks or reblend it with weaker stuff as it still has alcohol in it.

I leave mine to freeze for about 4 days before thawing on each cycle. I also toss the white ice leftover, just dont have the time to try and deal with it. I am already getting plenty of booze for next to nothing, i can afford to throw out the ice lol.

You should get a hydrometer, then you know the alc. Content and dont have to guess. The only way to get a higher alc content is by freezing it at colder temp. I freeze mine to -23C and when comparing its freesing characteristics to commercial bought booze it ends up being ~35%. If you want...

Yes mark i use one like that.

Add more sugar (follow Pappys pub cider recipe), throw in some wine yeast and let it rock. When it is done, make some applejack :)

Nope

I would say the refractometer is more accurate.