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Hi all, I want to make some sweeter cider that I'm willing to let ferment/mature until this time next year or at least the start of the summer. Has anyone got a good recipe for keeving? If so do you use wild yeasts from the apples or go for it with a starter culture after you've been through...

Hi all, Just about to collect a load of apples and want to know if anyone has any tips about good yeast strains to produce fairly strong (but not extra dry) cider. Currently I use champagne yeast in my turbos (from shop-bought juice) which is reasonably nice but about as dry I want to go. On...

Hi everyone, I've done the rounds with a few batches of turbo cider from shop-bought juice and now I want to have a go at the real thing. Can anyone give me some advice on locating a good quantity of apples suitable for cider. I have a nagging feeling the supermarket isn't the best option...

Cheers, some good ideas though. think I will try some of the fruit options before the ham and fox's tail! When adding other fruit would I extract the juice as if they were apples or would I just mash them up a bit and add the pulp?

Hello all, I'm fishing for some tips on how to add a little bit of extra flavour to my cider. I've just done a batch where I included some raisins in the primary fermentation. This was a bugger to clear, and was still very cloudy when I bottled, but produced a nice twang that my previous...

Cheers for the tips, had a look this morning and it's clearing nicely now, hopefully by tomorrow I'll be able to bottle.

Hi all, I'm in the process of brewing my first batch of cider and have just been taking bits of recipes and various tips I found online. Does anyone please have any advice that could help me with achieving a good fizz to my finished article? I have read about priming with sugar just before...