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Got too many gallons in secondaries aging and waiting to be bottled. Need to drink some cider to free up carboys. Probably won't make more until apple season.

Ditto. I only make cider in October, so this post is a bit early for some of us traditionalists in the northern hemisphere. Still have a little good cider left from 2015, will probably make another 6 gallons or so this October 2016. Maybe 7 gallons, somewhere in there. I've nailed down my favorite yeast beyond any doubt: Cote des Blancs. No need to experiment with yeasts anymore although I probably will anyway on one or two batches, for fun. This year I might also try some different stuff, maybe a perry, or add a touch of clove (not cinnamon). Also would like to toy even more with cysers, I had a cyser with mulberries that turned out wonderful this past season and might like to try maybe a grape cyser (apple pyment?) or mango or something or other. I'll always love cider but I'm starting to develop a taste for meads now... not to mention every beer style in the universe as well! I make it all.

Cheers to all on your cider-making adventures this year!
 
5 Gallons Motts Apple Juice, 36 Oz Brown Sugar and 2 Cans Motts Apple Juice Concentrate. Safale US-04 Yeast started 24 hours prior to pitch - 1/2 Vanilla Bean, 1 clove and 1 cinnamon stick in secondary. (Very Happy with this.)

12 + 5 = 17
 
5 gallons local orchard juice and Nottingham yeast. OG of 1.051. Nothing else added except for pectic enzyme.

17 + 5 = 22
 
I'm about to start drinking the 26 gallons from the fall. I let it sit for 6 months before drinking. I only brew cider once a year so I brew in large quantities.
 
I'm not sure if my wife would prefer for me to ferment lots all in one go, or if she'd rather that I do a bunch of little batches. So I mix it up.
 
5 Gallons of regular Musselman's based Cider (done)
5 Gallons of Peach Apple (fermenting)
5 Gallons of Cherry Apple (fermenting)

28 + 15 = 43
 
3 Gallons of Cyser
3 Gallons Cider with saison yeast, chamomile, lavender and a small addition of sorachi ace
1 Gallon Cider with Cotes des Blancs yeast, a little orange blossom honey and brown sugar.

All made Sunday.
 
5 gallons berry cider using EC-1118 Lalvin yeast
5 gallons dry hopped cider w orbit hops using White Labs WLP775 English Cider Yeast
 
Hmmm, some thread maintenance is needed:

43 +1 = 44 -- from Hankhill11

44 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 51 -- from JBOGAN

51 + 5 + 5 = 61 -- from maxtpower

I just started another 5 gallons with local orchard juice at 1.050. No extra sugar added, just some pectic enzyme. Trying S04 for the first time. Had a pack in the fridge with a 06/16 date on it so I figured I'd give it a go.

I might try to get one more batch started this month. Sounds like my local orchard is going to stop pressing juice at the end of the month.

61 + 5 = 66
 
A friend and I put together a scratter, press, and built a fermentation chamber last september. Thanksgiving Monday(canadian) We pressed 85 gallons of delicious cider. worked though about half of it now. Had a lot of fun and hope to improve on it this october.

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2 gals Mussemans mixed with 3 gals Trader Joe's cider + 1 lbs brown sugar and Mangrove Jacks Cider yeast M02 on primary, 1.082 OG.

75.5 + 5 = 80.5
 
Just did another 5 the other week, which makes 20 for me so far. Gonna start another 5 tomorrow.

80.5 + 20 =100.5
 
5 gallons of papaya cider (EC-1118)
5 gallons of hopped cider (WLP 775 English Cider)
5 gallons of cider (S04)

+ 117.5 = 132.5
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12 gallons of pineapple cider.

Everyone liked the pineapple cider so much I had to immediately follow up with another batch. After I brew my next beer I think I am going to make a pomegranate cider.
 
6.5 gallons regular
6 gallons Graham's English Cider which I oopsed my way into an OG of 1.068

159.5 + 12.5 = 172

BTW Mangrove Jack's M02 cider yeast is a winner so far, I just started using it and am a big fan.
 
172+1 = 173

Just started a gallon test batch with 1/8 tsp crushed grains of paradise, the juice of one lime and 4 apples, sliced. I'm using Lalvin D47 yeast to try and preserve as much apple flavor as possible.
 
173 + 1 gallin jamaican zinger = 174
174 + 1 gallon straight T58 = 175
175 + 2.5 gallons oak aged = 177.5
177.5 + 2.5 gallons Cascade dry-hopped = 180
180 + 6 gallons Cascades + Melon dry-hopped = 186
186 + 6 gallons Lemoncran Champagne = 192
192 + 6 Gallons Xmas Special (ginger, cinnamon, vanilla & star aniseed) = 198
198 + 6 Gallons Simple & Cheap & Great = 204!

(Woah hadnt realised I had brew that much since picking this up in January! Hehe)
 
I made a gallon. Apple Cherry / sugar / ec-1118. not sure how it tastest yet... but technically it's cider. hopefully, and not vinegar.,..
 
For the two posts above me = 244 + 1.32 + 1 = 246.32

And mine:
1G Kirkland Apple Juice cider

247.32 gallons
 
For the two posts above me = 244 + 1.32 + 1 = 246.32

And mine:
1G Kirkland Apple Juice cider

247.32 gallons

5 gallons of base cider for a Roasted Pecan Cider. Think VM Totally Roasted.

247.32 + 5 = 252.32 gallons
 
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