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Magners Pear is my favorite cider. I want to try and make something close, I know I don't have the right fruit but I want to at least get a few things right. I press my own cider. Pears and apples or just pears? I can get Bosc pears by the bushel, good choice or bad? Does a pear do...

I found 50 ornamental crabapple trees. They are the size of a wild cheery (pea). Bright red. Bitter. Really sweet. Crazy towel mouth. Are these any good in a blend for cider?

I found some crabapples and want to know anyone's experience on using crabapples with other apples in a cider pressing. How does it change the flavor? In what ratio/percent of apples do you use them in a normal batch of cider? Any info/experience is appreciated.

I plan on making 40-50 gallons of cider in one pressing, so I want to make sure I get it perfect. I have been thinking of things I did last year and mistakes that I may have made. One thing that I think I did wrong was leaving my cider on the initial yeast crop too long (2-3 weeks). Then I...

I was going to make a combination pear/apple cider. But the pear concentrate is more then I wanted to spend but I was planning to mix it with a cider base. Instead I bought natural pear flavor which is cheaper. I plan to ferment my cider and add the flavoring before bottling with sugar. Has...

I want to make an 8.5-10% Sweet Mead. What are my options? Best I can think these are them; But whats the best? And what did I not think of? 1. Get a yeast that dies at 8.5-10%. I am not sure of any that die at that level, maybe bread yeast does. For example the bread yeast that's called for...

Does mead foam a lot? I am making my first 1-gallon batch tonight and want to know how much head space I need. More or less than cider?

Is there a book or a website that talks about sugar content (OG), acidity and tannins in different types of apples?

I missed a note in my book that explains potassium metabisulfite conversion to grams and essentially put 5 times too much in. I have since added Hydrogen Peroxide to remove the excess SO2. Initially I put 1/2 of what I calculated I needed and dropped the yeast again. Nothing in 24hrs. So I put...