Youngs Cider Kit

[Hoppkins]

Made this up for the 1st kit of the season (and possibly my last). My neighbours love cider so i thought i would make one up.

It SAID it should be at 0.90 in 7 days but it took 14 days to get to 0.95-1.000

So i bottled it at that and added a bit less priming sugar. It tasted fair enough, less harsh than Turbo Cider (but no doubt because its way less alchoholic)

I pegged it at 6.5% approx. Got 30 bottles and 2 x 2 litres bottles

Going to leave it a month at least.

[Hoppkins]

Tbh i doubt this is much better. But at 7.99 for 35 pints its not bad going still I used glucose instead of sugar and the amount of sediment at the bottom of the FV was alarmingly low and it was pretty solid.

I managed to get almost all of the liqour out without disturbing the sediment.

I checked in the 2 litre bottles and there is very little sediment there too and it's suprisingly clear.

Not a bad kit if you ask me for an acceptable tasting cider for cheap.

Not sure if the muntons or more expensive cider kits are much better.

[sparky Paul]

Not a bad kit if you ask me for an acceptable tasting cider for cheap.

I've found that the cider kits taste a bit rough when first made, but if you can keep your hands off it for a couple of months, the improvement in taste is considerable.

I use table sugar instead rather than glucose, it doesn't ferment out quite as well and the end result is not quite so dry. It's still pretty dry though!

[Hoppkins]

I <3 dry cider. Westons EXTRA dry is awful though. Like bloody champagne..

[Hoppkins]

After about 3-4 weeks in shed this cider has come out crystal clear, a bit fizzy and with a nice refreshing taste. Quite clean.

Sadly it lacks any real body or character. Decent enough tho

[Curious Brew]

I tasted some 18 month old TC the other day, it was the stuff I primed with apple juice. It tasted pretty good after a month or so but after 18 months the flavours had come together much better.

I'm inspired to make a batch with some Whitelabs yeast for next year now.

Eighteen months?!

I've not managed to keep a bottle for eighteen days yet.