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Exactly what I said (in part) in my reply to them. "A pear juice drink is Perry" Glad to know I'm not alone in thinking cider should be based on apple juice ! Buyer beware for sure. I very much doubt Trading Standards have been approached by Hambleton Bard to endorse the product. Companies...

He did say that the apple was apple and the pear was pear. They do an elderflower cider and it seems this is grape juice as well. Is grape juice cheaper than apple I wonder ? Indeed. Lesson learnt anyway. Read the ingredients before purchase not once I get home. The grape juice with strawberry...

I did get a reply. I won't post it in full but the gist of it was :- That Cider is a drink made from fruit juice not necessarily apples. That they use grape juice in the Strawberry Cider Kit because when mixed with strawberry flavour grape juice produces a better flavour than apple juice. That...

I Did email them. They did not respond, but it was just before xmas. I may try again. I ended up using 23 litres of Sainsburys Apple juice and the yeast from the kit. I have just added the strawberry flavour as I just transferred it to a keg.. So quite expensive for some cider yeast and some...

Full list of ingredients Concentrated Grape Juice Sugar Glucose Syrup Citric Acid Diammonium Phosphate Stabiliser E223 I am going to email the manufacturer (Hambletonbard) as I'm curious how they can call it a Cider Kit with no apple juice.

Hi I bought this kit a couple of weeks ago on a whim while in a local(ish) Home brew shop. I was planning on starting it in the next few days , as soon as my current brew has ceased fermenting, so I had a closer look a the kit and instructions. What I was surprised to see is that can...

Hello all Just registered because I have a specific question to ask which I will post in the relevant place. New to homebrew. My other half bought me the equipment for my birthday in October but it was mid November before I got around to starting. First brew was a Youngs Harvest Pilsner...