It might just need more time, I got the yeast addition wrong on our first bottling run this year and it carbonated up in a week, the second time i added significantly less yeast and it took 5 weeks to carbonate but threw very little sediment. well worth the wait for an easy pour.
not all film yeasts are bad, i wouldn't be too fussed as long as you know the DJs are well stoppered. If you do feel the need then just 1 tablet per DJ will be more than enough.
have a google for ice cider, and juice and strain. I doubt you can press the pulp as it will me too soft but if you can thaw out just the concentrated juice you might get an interesting drink.
Hi John, what you have done should turn out OK. To save messing around too much next time I would measure the gravity of the juice once pressed. Adding extra sugar can take away from the flavour and with no extra sugar it should still be around 6%ABV. you need to measure the gravity of the juice...
I would be surprised if those hydrometer readings were correct especially if you added water. 1.072 - 0.995 would give 10.1% ABV. As for sweet fizzy cider, leave it for a month or two, rack the cider off the yeast then bottle it. prior to capping add half a teaspoon of sugar ( for fizz) and a...