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Cool. Have you any experience with flavoured cider? Not sure what to use or when to add it. I like the idea of fruit syrups.

Hi all, Any one have tips for making sweet cider from fresh apples? All my batches are quite dry. Used juice from three trees and initial juice was lovely and sweet. What can I add before fermentation to get a sweeter taste? Thanks.

Thanks for all the great advice. Think I’m going to bottle it, add some syrup or fruit cordial to taste and leave for a few weeks. I’ve got a much better 15l batch on the go with a variety of apples from my three trees. The initial juice tasted great in comparison to the ‘bad’ batch in the big...

I guess if I’m keeping it flat I can rack it straight away with the cordial in the bottles. Have about 20 1 litre bottles so in theory can add cordial to taste. Making it drinkable.

Krausen has gone. It was very thick and bubbly.

Assume in date. Threw packet away.

I used cider yeast. One pack could do 23 litres. Used an airlock but didn’t really bubble. Guide I had said not to worry, as long a fermentation was underway.

Cool. So syphon off to 5l and add the cordial and that’s it? Would this work with pressed apples you think?

Sorry, yes. It’s Cider. Did not take initial gravity reading but assume it was 1.040? Showing 1.00 now. So I picked and mashed the apples. The juice I got was 15 litres. Added to fermentation bin added one pack of yeast and that’s it. After a few days, fermentation was very promising. Big...

Hi there, so I need some help I have 15 L which I think is beyond rescuing. I had a very simple recipe that came with the kit pressed 15 L added one packet of yeast no Campton tablet and left to ferment initial fermentation was very good although had a lot of krausen on the top which has now...

I have the same issue. Loads of recipes and tutorials, all different. I have a very simple recipe which I’ve followed but found my first batch looks a bit suspicious. I mashed and pressed 15 litres of juice. Added yeast but no campden tablet. It fermented really well and looks to have stopped...

Would you add the tabs to the bottle?

Vimpto sounds awesome. How much did you add to 1 litre bottles? Also same with the syrups?

Hey all. Can you back sweeten cider with fruit cordial like Robinson’s summer fruits before bottling? I didn’t take an initial gravity reading before fermentation but it’s around 1.00 now so can assume it’s a weak 4%? Anyway would like to take some away on a trip and like the idea of adding...

oh dear. Is this a disaster?

Cheers. Thought it was. Another worry I have is there are no bubbles appearing through the valve thingy.

Hey all. Sorry first time cider maker here. I have 15 litres of juice in the fermation vessel. Added recommended yeast volume and waiting for process to start. Just checked on it after 2 days and I have quite a thick light brown biscuit looking top on the juice. Is this normal? I’m worried...