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Hey all, its been multiple years since I last made cider, with my last batch kind of turning more into an apple wine. I just pressed a bunch of apples (mostly Jonathan and Macintosh) yesterday on our old family press from the 1800s. Its definitely wild. I want to make a few gallons of it into...

Hey all, I have a few pixie crunch apple trees, and wanted to make a couple gallons of hard cider from them. The apples are similar to honeycrisp in that they are really sweet and crunchy. I'm somewhat questioning that even though the cider and apples are delicious, that after fermentation...

I have a few gallons of stabilized cider that I hadn't bottled yet, but had in the carboy w/airlock. It has been in there for about 3 weeks. It has some film on the top. Do you think it is still ok? (I attached a picture)

Hey guys, my cider is done fermenting, and i have killed off the yeast with campden & potassium sorbate and have had it on the porch for a few weeks in the cold. Just brought it in last night as it is now in the 20's. I tasted it, and its not really that great. I'm experimenting with different...

Hey guys, great to be on here with other cider makers! I have my first batch of pear/apple cider going. Learning as I go! It is unpasteurized from the family farm in WI with a 120 year old press. I used Cider House yeast a couple weeks ago. It seemed to be done fermenting, so I just...

Hey guys, I have 3 gallons of unpasteurized pear/apple cider that i had fermented in a bucket. After racking it into 3 glass carboys, i realized one of the airlocks i had bought did not fit into the carboy. Argh... what to do. I had considered putting all of it into a 5 gallon carboy...