18 September 2023
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Calling that last batch of homebrewing “Cider 1+2” is functional but not very fancy. Therefore, from henceforth, I shall refer to it as Cidre Unplusdeux. I’m pretty sure that isn’t very good French but it is a much more intriguing … Continue reading
17 September 2023
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Both my demijohns of cider finished fermenting this week, so I decided to combine them at the bottling stage. Both had dropped to a specific gravity of about 0.993 from about 1.050, which suggests an ABV of around 7.6% and … Continue reading
29 August 2023
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I got my second batch of cider for the year underway yesterday. It was the same general approach as last time: chop the apples, stew them in a pot until soft, mash and strain and then bring the resulting liquid … Continue reading
24 August 2023
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This is the cider I set going on the fermenting stage last night. As you can see, it has made an enthusiastic start. I’d been wondering how I could get a greater volume of liquid in my next batch but … Continue reading
23 August 2023
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Apples seem to be ready a little earlier this year. In fact, one of our neighbours brought round a batch of windfalls a few days ago so, after ordering in some more yeast, I’ve begun this year’s round of cider … Continue reading
15 December 2022
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As well as bottling my Shortest Day beer yesterday, I also finished off my Quince cider. This was the batch with a proportion of juice from Chaenomeles japonica (flower quince) as well as from apples. It fermented just like regular … Continue reading
26 November 2022
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Before I forget, I should note that I got batch number #3 into bottles last week. It had reached 0.994 at 16.5°C which would mean (falling from 1.050 OG) it has an ABV rating of about 7.4%. That’s certainly strong … Continue reading
12 November 2022
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I’ve bottled my second cider batch today, almost a month after I started it going. It got down to 0.996 (from 1.040) which indicates an ABV of about 5.78%. That’s a little less alcoholic than my previous batch and I’ll … Continue reading
27 October 2022
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My third batch of cider is now fermenting away in a demi-john. This one starts at 1.050 with the help of some brewing sugar and has 2.5g of Lalvin EC-1118 yeast. I’m looking forward to it getting away to a … Continue reading
18 October 2022
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I got my first batch of cider bottled yesterday afternoon. I was quite surprised by the gravity reading (0.992) as I’m used to beer, which rarely gets below about 1.004. That cider yeast must have the ability to tolerate a … Continue reading