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Some great advice here.....thankyou. I have already put sticky fly traps around the area and have caught lots of 'em. I also use a fly spray on a regular basis. I will try the bowl of vinegar and washing up liquid as well. It's good to know that the little blighters haven't ruined my cider...

I am a novice brewer of cider, having made my first batch a couple of years ago with moderate success. This year, I am trying again! I have 35 litres of hard cider coming to the end of a first fermentation period. I have a problem with fruit flies, some of which have got into my fermentation...

Oh 'eck....so much to consider!! After mulling all the information over, I have had to simplify the process so my little brain can take it all in. My intention is to add all my AJ concentrate to 25 litres along with around 170g of dissolved white sugar (I will dissolve this in a small amount of...

Wow.....didn't know I'd need a maths degree to brew cider😂. This is brilliant info pgk. I think I will add my conc AJ and top it up with 704g of sugar....does that sound right? I assume just normal granulated sugar is fine? I have read that people add demerara or other brown sugars but I don't...

Thanks for the reply, pgk. As a first time brewer, I'm a little hard thinking so please bear with me. Are you suggesting a mixture of sugar and apple concentrate or just using apple concentrate. I have 1.6 litres of frozen apple concentrate. I also have 50 litres of cider to transfer to...

Good afternoon to you all. This is my first post as a new member. I am in the middle of producing my first ever batch of cider from home grown apples. I have used slightly more baking apples than eating apples (roughly 55% to 45%). I am at the stage were I am about to syphon from my...