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After racking the original batch I had a bit left that wasn't worth bottling, so I swigged it. It was bitter and sour, but I've tasted worse, and it didn't taste overly yeasty. I'm looking forward to comparing this batch with a batch of apple cider/champagne yeast and apple blackcurrent...

I've racked out the cider from the original fermenting bottle, leaving about an inch of cider and sediment. I poured 2 x 2L juice into a 5L demijon, shook up the sediment and cider and poured it in on top. Then sealed the top with a bung and airlock. It's just an experiment at the moment. The...

Hi guys. Looking for input. My first cider batch is pretty much done. I've carefully poured out a litre of cider from the fermenting bottle into a jug, primed and bottled it. I had to leave the remaining litre and a half in the bottle when the sediment started shifting. I'll attempt the siphon...

I never thought of using the soda stream flavours in cider. I'm guessing that the sugar in the soda stream syrup will probably up the alcohol content of the batch. There's a chance that the yeast may kill itself in it's own alcohol before using all the sugar available. Look forward to hearing...

You may have been bang on the money there. I took a sip off the top with a straw, and it's definitely fermented. I've drained a bit off the top and bottled it with 4g of brown sugar to prime. I'll give the rest a week and see how it goes. If I get a bottle bomb, I'll know it hadn't finished...

Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster. I started my first batch of apple cider on Wednesday April 18. It was a bog easy recipe, more dipping my toe in the water rather than jumping in the deep end. Essentially it's a 3L bottle of juice, slightly emptied, pitched with some bakers yeast...