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Hi, The first time I made cider I used a food processor to pulp the apples.Let us know how it turns out.athumb..

Hi @An Ankoù I used a shredder last year, I bought a second hand Bosch one in very good condition,as Shirley Bassett does I stripped it down cleaned it all,and starsanned, it made light work of the apples and the cider was great. Cleaned it all up again after use, I didn't put anything on the...

Hi all, just sampling an Admirals reserve from a couple of years ago..better now than when I made and I was very happy then..cheers all:beer1:

All the best but I won't be joining in,me and the missus enjoy a few drinks over the weekends, I'll have one for you @Stevieboy

Update on this, finally decided to bottle this wine, it's been resting and clearing for 6 or7 months now.Lovely colour and clear for first 5 bottles, final bottle did suck some sediment up but not too bad.Taste was good, definitely very drinkable,I may decant it before serving and see if that...

Hi Rick, try a demijohn natural, just press the apples and stick the airlock in the DJ. You might get excellent results with the natural yeasts on the apples.

Wonder if apple juice will increase in price?

Hardly any apples on my garden tree or the other trees I collect from. I'm making turbo cider this year.Hope yours turns out ok @MattH1973 .

Hi, my cleaning is very basic but so far no problems..rinse bottle thoroughly straight after I've emptied it,general wash under running tap, spray with star San all around the swing top,star San in bottle, shake, tip out, leave swing top stopper just resting on bottle opening.When I need to use...

Hi ,bramblepear, what have you made? Some people put sanitised marbles in the demijohn to take up some of the volume,

Seems like quite a few trees have suffered this year, in fact it's looking like turbo cider only for me this time round.:(...although actually in its self that's not so bad.. athumb..

I (luckily I suppose??) know a guy just like him .. he's terrifying. Short conversation and discreetly exit the area.:oops:

Sounds good, I'm sure you'll enjoy it, I'll have to find some more trees for this year or I'll only have a couple of litres!

Drink some of it for me @An Ankoù :beer1:

Thanks folks,great feedback, that all makes sense, the tree in my garden is very old and last year was a heavy crop,we have a young plum tree that got caught by the frost earlier this year and only has a handful of plums also. I'll have to be resourceful in the search for this year's apples.athumb..

Hi all, had a look at my apple tree yesterday in readiness for Cider making but definitely not as many Apples to go at this year, also went to look at some of the other trees I can forage off and apples seem sparse on those as well, is it just my area or has anyone else noticed this?

Hi guys, not been on much lately so have lost track of this thread apart from last few posts..My neighbor is 48 had both jabs( last *** mid June AZ) came down with covid on Monday and is quite ill at home. No existing medical conditions, strong, fit groundworker,picks paving slabs up like...

I use old prosecco or champagne bottles that I bought some swing top stoppers for. They're great for popping when you have a bottle, adds to the 'champagne' feel. Seems to retain its flavour no problem in them.

athumb.. Looks superb @Haggerma

Hi , I've used concentrated grape juice, I used it in a WOW, 250ml white concentrate , with 1.5ltr apple Juice for 5ltrs white wine. Was good,