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Hello I hope everyone has been keeping safe. I'm in Ireland if your commenting on this post can you mention your location please. The cider at the start of this thread is all bottled now and carbonating too. 6.4% and tastes quite good the strawberry batch required some back sweetening the orange...

Thanks for the replies. I am busy with training and work. I'll hopefully get time to prime and bottle the demijohns soon and start the other batches on second ferment.

Hi everyone I haven't had a chance to do bottling yet. I checked the cider there and the fruit pieces in the first demijohn to stop fermenting has all sunk to the bottom is that normal? The fruit in the others is still at the top. I was wondering if perhaps this indicates something abnormal...

Thanks for the reply. It's my first time bottling. I checked out the wand you mentioned with spring that's cool so gonna order one today. Thanks for the advice [emoji106]

Update: So the 8 demijohns are bubbling away bar two that seem to have stopped. Should I transfer each demijohn one by one to a priming bucket via "auto syphon" before bottling or pour from demijohn through something like a coffee filter to keep liquid free of sediment and fruit? My spare...

Good to know thanks

Thanks I'll look at getting some [emoji106]

I get it now so I'll still be using a measure of fermentable priming sugar for carbonation plus non fermentable like stevia to sweeten. I'll definitely batch prime the next lot I have empty fermenting buckets with taps. I may invest in some bottles and bottling equipment too.

Ok I'll add hydrated champagne yeast in the morning to the demijohns . 4g per 5L demijohn sound ok? Is it ready to bottle when fermentation finishes? I plan to use 2L plastic bottles for sparkling water as I've been saving them they should handle carbonation. What do you suggest here? Test...

Thanks. I'd like it sweeter and carbonated. I think you are right about the yeast. Can I do anything to kick start them or did I waste my time[emoji16]. Should I add yeast again[emoji848] I ordered 6 x 25L Carboys today so I'll have something better to transfer the other batches into.I couldn't...

Hello I'm new here. About 2 years ago Nov 2017. I picked and pressed apples from a few local orchards all due to be cut down [emoji24]. I made approximately 410 litres of cider. Once in the fermenter I added campden and lids for 24 hrs then champagne yeast and covered with cloth for 24 hrs to...