Recent content by SantaCruzin

Hi - I am relatively new to cider making and have a few questions I have access to pure red delicious juice from a friends orchard, would this be better than store bought? That is all he harvests, but from what have seen most brewers use a blend of apples. Would I just be better off with some...

I was planning on making a cider with the SO4 yeast and unpasteurized apple juice from a local orchard Do you recommend getting to a certain sg with sweeteners? or just relying on the juice alone? I'm hoping to ferment to dry then do a little backsweetening experiment (brown sugar, syrup, honey...