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The way i brew my cider is as follows: I add 1 KG of standard dextrose, along with 2 litres of hot water, and "Mangrove jack" cider mixture. I top my fermenter up to the 23 Litre mark and then add yeast (Usually the yest that comes with the mixture, have used nottingham yeast as well as dry...

Hi everyone, I am on my fourth attempt at making cider and everything is going along perfectly, well apart from the fact that once i open my finished cider they seem flat, once I bottle my ciders, I leave them for a month or so but they don't seem to be carbonating properly !! does anyone have...

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Im going to give the mango and caramel apple cider a go. any other suggestions would be great !!

Hi everyone, I'm new to cider making, having made three batches so far with mixed results. I'm interested in hearing other peoples recipes and approaches to all kinds of cider making whether it be traditional apple or more creative ventures (I want to try a mango cider)...I would really...

What I decided to do was add some lactose and see how that goes. The apple flavour was nice when I was bottling although, a tad sweet for me, so I think I will use this batch as a tester and just see what all my friends think of it. Thanks for all your help guys.

Hi Guys, Thanks for the replys. Safa - since I am new to this, forgive my lack of knowledge - to backsweeten, do I need to use apple concentrate that doesn't have sugar ??? or if it does just let it re-ferment ??? I will check with my local brew shop to see if he has the yeast you suggest ...

Hi to everyone from sunny Sydney, Australia. I have started properly brewing cider about 3 months ago with mixed results - my first cider turned out okay - very alcoholic, not to sweet more dry really but just lacked the nice apple flavour so what can I do to get more apple flavour ??? I...