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So the past couple of years I have had the luck of having some pear juice to ferment. I have been fermenting Apple Juice for about 5 years. All made straight from the tree. For apple cider, I have just pitched the yeast and let it bubble happily. Both years, I have tried to do the same...

I have read that a 1 micron filter will remove all yeast from your fermented product. Has anyone had success with removing yeast through filtering? I am a little cautious about this as my previous batch was still a bit cloudy after filtering. I have a RV style filter that takes 10 inch...

So, I have posted a couple of times to this forum. In one of those posts I mentioned that I pasteurize prior to fermenting. I received several responses where people mentioned that I could have a much better tasting cider if I don't pasteurize it prior to fermenting. I normally make my own...

So, I bought a kegging system last year, kegged then bottled with Blichmann Beer Gun about 36 gallons of cider. (Bottling because sharing end product) Issue I have has been around CO2 volume in the bottles. My cider ended up between 1/4 to 3/4 the volume I wanted. If you use a chart such as...

This is an ongoing process, please feel free to comment, I am still learning so much. I just want to share. I started out with a simple home brew setup of a carboy, a secondary, and some bottles and enthusiasm. 1) I advertised on a local classified site asking for anyone that wanted to...