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Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:57 pm

I plan to do my yearly cider batch in a few days. I usually use EC-1118 and get a pretty dry result. This year I'm going to use an ale yeast in an attempt to get a less dry result.
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by oldbloke » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:20 pm

I switched to ale yeasts for turbocider a while ago. It's good.
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:37 pm

Got my juice.
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by guypettigrew » Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:24 pm

Confused! Why does it say 'cider' on the bottles? Is it already fermented? I thought you made your own.

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Re: Weekend cider

Post by MarkA » Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:48 pm

guypettigrew wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:24 pm
 Confused! Why does it say 'cider' on the bottles? Is it already fermented? I thought you made your own.

Guy
I think in the US cider = apple juice and hard cider = cider
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:01 pm

MarkA wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:48 pm
guypettigrew wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:24 pm
 Confused! Why does it say 'cider' on the bottles? Is it already fermented? I thought you made your own.

Guy
I think in the US cider = apple juice and hard cider = cider
For some, unknown to me, reason non fermented apple squeezings are called cider or, some brands, juice. And after fermentation called hard cider.
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by guypettigrew » Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:54 pm

Well, something new to learn every day! Thanks.

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Re: Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:17 pm

Pitched 9 grams of Muntons this morning.
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:27 pm

I decided to do add coconut to this batch.
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Thu Jul 20, 2023 3:50 pm

On Tuesday I took a gravity reading: 1.048-1.000, and added 7.6 ozs of coconut:
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by oldbloke » Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:37 am

coconut????????
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Re: Weekend cider

Post by Rookie » Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:12 pm

oldbloke wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:37 am
 coconut????????
It goes quite well in cider and American wheat.
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