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Hi, so I decided to follow the recipe for the first time, and only used the extract. It has a rather syrupy and fake flavor to it. Will that mellow out with age? How long should I let it age for? Thanks

Hi, I am looking at a recipe that calls for 7oz of fruit (blackberry) extract. I've heard the the best results come from using 1/2 extract, and 1/2 frozen fruit. So how many pounds of fruit are equal to an ounce of extract? Thanks.

That sounds exactly like what I am dealing with.

I guess it could be characterised as being mousey. I forgot to mention, that there was a lot of pulp in the bottom of the fermenter.

Hi, I went to bottle some cider I made last night, and it had an extremely off taste to it. The taste was something like a wet dog or an old gym sock. Definitely not good. I started the batch back in October with juice from fresh apples (I juiced them myself), I used Campden tablets, and...

You could always buy smaller barrels. Here are a couple of sites with smaller barrels. The prices don't look too bad either. Under 200 dollars for a 5 gallon barrel. If you want to do even smaller sized batches, the first site has barrels down to 1 liter...