Recent content by Chingford cider amateur

Hi all Couple of days into my cider fermentation and it's going well. Neglected to correct the acidity at the start (about 3.6 pH) is it worth correcting with precipitated chalk at the end or do you think it will be fine. Appreciate this may be a bout personal taste but last year it was 4.0...

Thank you - mine put at rest. My guess is it’s just about seeing it clearing

Only because several recipes I saw said to do it but seemed daft to me

Hi all. First post. Making cider when the apples are ready but for now on the plum wine - question is probably transferable. Is there any reason I shouldn’t rack off just into another large volume container rather than buying demijohns? Just seems for space and ease would be easiest to rack...