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I have a blueberry apple cider going right now, i took 1.5 lbs of frozen blueberry's thawed them out. then froze them again and thawed them out again, kinda smooshed them a little to get the juices flowing. I then put them straight into my primary. after 3-4 weeks i will rack ontop of another...

Mostly picked from the tree. i did snag a few ground falls. some of the apples have some blemishes. problem is i had to keep them in the basement for a week while i waited for my press to ship. The basement is pretty cool which is why i put them down there. and also made sure there was no...

I know this is a super old thread but im hoping someone will see this... I sit recommended that after pressing cider you pasteurize or throw a camden tab in there before fermenting ? Iv got a bunch of apples im about to press, this is my first time making cider this way. Thanks for tips yall.

As CKuhns mentioned the marble idea is a good one if you dont want to add anything. Iv added apple juice and apple concentrate to mine to deal with the space issue. That is a decent amount of space, if you are going to age it for a while you may wanna address that. I personally dont mind if...

I just store mine in the dark and room temp. Depending on my recipe i usually rack about four times. How much head space is a lot ? can you post a picture ? my last batch had a decent amount of head space, but i did add some apple juice to it so it wasn't too much. I never had an issue. I...

I haven't kegged YET as i dont have a keggerator. Sorry about my spelling.. but i think if you throw some potassium sorbate in there which would prevent the yeast from converting anymore sugars into carbon dioxide and alcohol. If you are bottling and want a carbonated cider you can prime it...

This sounds delicious. I think i will try something similar for my next cider batch. I like a carbonated cider so i will probably bottle card it up. Iv got a cider going right now with S04 so i will see how that tastes. I do enjoy a dry cider so ec1118 has done the trick for me. I also...

I know this is super super old but if anyone reads this... I just bottled a gallon of Grapefruit apple cider. I used 3/4 of a gallon of Grapefruit juice and topped it off with honey crisp apple juice, 1 cup of white sugar and i used lalvin ec1118 yeast. I think it came out pretty damn good...

I like the Mangrove Cider yeast. Came out Dry but still had some decent flavor. Also depends on the cider you are using but it is definitely worth using. I have another 3 gallon batch going right now with some delicious fresh pressed cider and the mangrove. Ill let you know how it turns out!

I used 1 gallon of Northcoast organic apple juice and 2 gallons of motts. I should have just grabbed some local Cider but went the juice route. Was it still drinkable with the amount of malt it had ?

Hey guys, I got excited when i read this thread and decided to do a version of this. Im doing 3 gallons. -2 lbs of crystal malt -8 lbs of honey -Lalvin K1v1116 -OG1.139 Looking forward to this one. I was thinking of making some apple jack with it too.

Right on, i definitely want more apple flavor but with some pineapple in there as well. I wanna experiment with this. I like a carbonated cider, so will definitely bottle carbonate this. Ill let you guys know how it works out. Will probably give it a go in in september when the temps fall...

this sounds delicious i will have to try this recipe, 86 the clove, not much of a fan of the clove. do you get some apple flavor in there still or mostly pineapple ?

Im curious how this turned out! sounds delicious with the Maple Syrup. You just doing a still cider then ? Id love an update, hows it taste, what the abv, pictures ??

Hey guys i jacked a few batches of cider i had going, its pretty delicious. Going to try to save these for the holidays. One had almost a maple syrup type smell to it, but i didn't add any maple syrup at all. Super delicious.

Hey, Thanks for the tips. I will definitely keep more head space next time around. I don't have any marbles but thats a great idea. I will have to find some just incase. The one with the EC-1118 turned out alright, i ended up bottling, carbonated it and kept them in the fridge, most are gone...

awesome thanks guys, my first round of jack came out super delicious, kind of has a maple smell to it. going to age it and see how it tastes this fall!

question... do I need to add potassium s before I jack it ? if I didn't can I add it afterwards ?? just wondering because I had jacked some cider recently and didn't add any potassium... so when I put in jars and leave at room temp to age will fermentation began after I have jacked it ??

does anyone use potassium sorbate before jacking ? I just jacked some but am worried that once I put in jars and age fermentation will happen again.. what do you guys think ??? after jacking can I still give it some potassium sorbate to stop fermentation ??

is s-04 safale-04? I'm using that right now with two gallons. definitely on avg in low 70;s, hope to god doesn't taste like burnt rubber haha