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Well I'll test them on that word then. Cheers :cheers:

Does tesco every day value apple juice contain preservatives which will impair yeast when making TC? And if so how does one go about removing these? :hmm:

I've been testing un-stabilized, un-settled, sometimes even un-racked home brews on my mates :whistle: (in large quantities ;) ) and they are yet to complain. And they are the sort of mates who wouldn't think twice about it if they had cause....

Perhaps I am expressing my ignorance, but I am new to this practice so... Is there a way to make my home brew cider less dry? some sort of none sugar additive I can add at the end. I have tried tesco value sweetener and it made no difference what so ever. Could do with having a less dry batch...

So what level of nutrients and sugar are we talking?

What is the highest percentage ABV that yeast can possibly be pushed to in cider production and how is this achieved? Need to know for an "experiment" :whistle:

I've made a very crude Youngs Kit and allowed no time to mature (very little time for it even to settle) It tastes fairly like Strongbow or Crofters in my opinion.

Are they best stored in the dark?

Legend! :rofl:

I followed the advice on here to use plastic 2 litre pop bottles. No explosions so far, and its a damn site cheaper than glass :thumb:

Almost ready for bottling my kit made cider and have been collecting pepsi 2 litre bottles as i assumed since these cope with the pressure of carbonated pepsi they would do for cider. However, my science lecturer has warned me against it, saying they will not cope. Help. Can i use them? If...

I'm cautious about using the hydrometer regularly as this requires opening the vessel and exposing it to new air every time :? is this acceptable in order to take the readings on a daily basis?

How can I tell when fermentation has concluded within my vessel and the cider is ready for bottling? :?: :?: :?: As you may have guessed, I'm new to this :lol:

how long between bottling with the small amount of added sugar and drinking? :grin: cos i'm needing something drinkable in a hurry as some friends and me are going camping in the october holidays and i need something to impress the birds with ;)

I brew and ferment in my bedroom and store in an old caravan at the bottom of the garden, which is incidentally where me and my mates retreat to for a lads team bevvy every few weekends.

I currently have my cider fermenting in a large vessel with an air lock and it will hopefully have finnished within the next few days. I am completley new to all this, and was wondering if somebody could give me instructions on bottling the cider, and times for it to settle and mature etc. and...

lucky you, i spent 5 hours pressing apples in a manual press the other night :(

lovely, cheers man. I'm totally new to this and made the mistake of telling all my mates about my project. theres alot of pressure to get it right :lol:

I could well be making a mountain out of a mole hill but its my first time brewing so... I have a airlock of the 3 bobbles each side variety which i half filled so that one and a half were filled each side. I used vodka as i was told this would offer more protection from nastys than plain...

What does settling mean and is it essential? I am advised on the instructions of my kit to allow 7 days for the cider to settle at the end of fermentation, however, as a student i need it quick and dont really care about the taste as long as it will get us all muntered. I have other batches...