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After six weeks, curiosity would have got the better of me!

I have never been a fan of fruit ciders, the bought ones are always far too sweet for me, but the idea is to try and make one a little drier. Fermentation has stopped as far as I can tell, so will rack off and top up with more AJ I think, as the initial quantity was only 4 litres AJ plus the...

Cherry - I had though of trying that next. Can I ask what quantity of cherries you used? Sounds good

Hi, thanks for the reply. There must be about an inch of pulp floating on the top. I thought I should rack off because I didnt know if it may go a bit mouldy just sat there. Also cannot check the SG to make sure it's finished before bottling, but not sure if this is an issue? I added sugar to...

Hi Just into my second small batch of TC. First was... alright. Improved with age. This one though, at daughter's preference is a fruity one. All guess work really, did a 'standard'(?) TC but added 2 punnets of crushed raspberries to the DJ. Has fermented vey nicely and vigourously for 3 days or...

On my way over there now!

Hi from a newbie to cider making! used to make beer many moons ago but having a try at (initially) turbo cider. 2nd small batch on the go, 1st was er, reasonable! :) Cheers