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Thanks! I had not heard of this product.

Thanks for the tips. This was just store-bough apple juice. Will try using farm-stand cider next time.

Thanks for your thoughts. My second batch I did 85% apple juice and 15% cherry juice, and no added sugar. So the alcohol content will be lower and perhaps more fruit flavor will come through.

Hi all: I made my first gallon batch of cider from apple juice with one cup of white sugar and Red Star Premier Classique yeast. Two weeks primary, then racked to secondary for a week. It has now cleared up beautifully. Totally flat and clear on top. No bubbles at all. Specific gravity a hair...

New cider-maker here. As a kid I remember having apple cider in the Fall (back when it was legal to sell unpasteurized cider) that would sit on the counter for a few days and get a little tangy and sour. It was delicious. That memory made me wonder is it possible to mix apple juice with yeast...

I have a hard time philosophically with this. Making cider at home (or making anything at home) feels like we're doing something natural and old-fashioned. Putting artificial sugar into it ruins the mindset for me, like I'd be sitting there sipping it and thinking about artificial sugar the...