Hard cider

[mtnmanca]

I just juiced a few gallons worth of apples to make hard cider and I'm not sure how long I should let the cider ferment for. I've heard a few months but I know with my beer it's only a few weeks. Any other cider makers here have a better idea they could give me?

 

[HellFireMagic]

I do a straight up turbo-cider with cartoned supermarket juice and currently have a 12 litre batch running. Primary fermentation was approx 4 days at 22 degrees using Wilko Gervain wine yeast (5g) with no added sugar, but have left for 7 days total.
OG was 1.044, and it is now 1.002.
It will be left in a cool place for a further 7 days (to settle) before bottling with priming sugar.
I normally give it 4 days in the bottle for at 18-20 degrees for carbonation and at least two additional weeks in a cool place (not fridge) for conditioning and clearing before drinking, but it will improve if left for a further few months (like any wine).

 

[user 4004]

Depends what temp it is kept at. but if it is warm it will ferment out in about a week to 10 days, but a lot of the time it will benefit from aging for a few months.
The longer you can keep it befor the temptation gets the better of you, the better the drink you will have.