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Real Cider Forum Tag: cider - Recent Posts http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/tags/cider chat about cider and perry making online en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:48:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/search.php rikeee on "Drinking Real Cider in Lancashire/Greater Manchester" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/drinking-real-cider-in-lancashiregreater-manchester#post-1162 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:16:26 +0000 rikeee 1162@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ A cheeky little post to promote my own establishment, The First Chop in Ramsbottom, Lancashire. We're a very friendly little place and welcome cider lovers with... 6 different Real Ciders!!! 5 Local ones.... Pure North (Holmfirth) Valley Gold 6% medium Pure North Deanhouse Dry 7% dry Dove Syke (Clitheroe) Ribble Valley Gold Medium Dry 6.2% medium dry Dove Syke Ribble Valley Gold Dry 5.6% dry Dove Syke Dabinett (single varietal) 7.2% bitter sweet and 1 from Wales!.... Gwynt y Ddraig Happy Daze 4.5% medium Jim Callender on "Whats the nicest Cornish Cider?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/whats-the-nicest-cornish-cider#post-1020 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:02:56 +0000 Jim Callender 1020@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ i think rattler has changed somewhat since trying to get on the cider / alcopop bandwagon.. here's a list of cider pubs in cornwall and the south west - <a href="http://www.real-cider.co.uk/cider-pubs-in-the-south-west/#corn" rel="nofollow">http://www.real-cider.co.uk/cider-pubs-in-the-south-west/#corn</a> and cider makers - <a href="http://www.real-cider.co.uk/uk-producers/#corn" rel="nofollow">http://www.real-cider.co.uk/uk-producers/#corn</a> I think even the Eden Project stocks cider from what i can remember. let us know how you get on! asm88 on "Rekorderling" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/rekorderling#post-336 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:03:13 +0000 asm88 336@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ I'm drink Rekorderling at the moment, not in great quantities, because it is very sweet but cleanses the palette perfectly. asm88 on "Whats the nicest Cornish Cider?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/whats-the-nicest-cornish-cider#post-335 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:00:14 +0000 asm88 335@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ But I want new flavours to sample over the Christmas, anyone got any relatively unknown cider beverages to put forward asm88 on "Whats the nicest Cornish Cider?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/whats-the-nicest-cornish-cider#post-334 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:59:19 +0000 asm88 334@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ I'm going to get the ball rolling by saying <a href="http://www.simplycornishhampers.com/ciders/">Cornish Rattler Cider</a> is a favourite of mine asm88 on "Whats the nicest Cornish Cider?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/whats-the-nicest-cornish-cider#post-332 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:22:55 +0000 asm88 332@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Which Cornish cider is the nicest and regains it's authenticity after every sip? eggbanjo on "Cider Festival - Who wants to get involved?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/cider-festival-who-wants-to-get-involved#post-245 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:06:55 +0000 eggbanjo 245@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ If you want a band next time, my band used to specialise in beer festivals but we have found we can cope with cider just as well. We are the "Dissipated Men's Washboard Band", a skiffle group singing traditional songs about trains, theft, murder, heartbreak, intoxication, train robbery, insolvency, gambling, thirst, murder on trains, summary justice, gambling on trains, and refuse collection. We have played numerous beer festivals, the odd cider festival, and this summer we were on the main stage of the Swanage Folk Festival playing to a packed marquee (well it was raining outside). We are basically amplified acoustic, but have a good sound system capable of filling most venues though we don't aim to deafen. The line-up is double bass or tuba, accordion, washboard, guitar, and sometimes fiddle. We don't dress up in rustic togs, wear smocks, or have straw in our ears. We are very urbane and sophisticated, and charge accordingly. Give us a tug if you are interested: <a href="mailto:eggbanjo@rocketmail.com">eggbanjo@rocketmail.com</a> sammyboyscott on "Cider Festival - Who wants to get involved?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/cider-festival-who-wants-to-get-involved#post-185 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:02:57 +0000 sammyboyscott 185@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ The Blagrave Arms pub in Reading town centre is having a cider festival from the 6th - 9th October 2011. With 20 + Real ciders available plus cider related games, prizes, live music If anyone would like to get involved.. maybe by bringing along some of your homemade cider for sampling or selling? or by contributing to our cider related games and music? please email <a href="mailto:theblagrave@hotmail.co.uk">theblagrave@hotmail.co.uk</a> to arrange <a href="http://www.theblagravearms.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.theblagravearms.co.uk</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173909346018881" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173909346018881</a> mela on "suggestions please!" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/suggestions-please#post-176 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:48:04 +0000 mela 176@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Probably too late for your event now Stacey but can I mention new apple and pear cider Scrumpy Dog from Norfolk... perfect summer drinking! <a href="http://www.scrumpydogcider.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrumpydogcider.co.uk</a> have fun... Jim Callender on "suggestions please!" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/suggestions-please#post-167 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:02:21 +0000 Jim Callender 167@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi Stacey, Where abouts is your event? as its always good to recommend local cider and perry makers. If you want to order a bulk amount may I recommend - <a href="http://www.buycider.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.buycider.co.uk</a>. The Hallet's cider from Wales, and Mr Whitehead's from Hampshire are always crowd pleasers! stace2820 on "suggestions please!" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/suggestions-please#post-166 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:30:17 +0000 stace2820 166@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hello there. Every year in august we have a steam weekend which we open an outside beer tent, this year i am keen to introduce a larger selection of ciders, but where do i start? Im looking for good quality ciders to sell that may not be well known yet? any suggestions would be great. many thanks stacey Cyderist on "Cider making - adding water to fill a nearly full fermentation vessel" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/cider-making-adding-water-to-fill-a-nearly-full-fermentation-vessel#post-141 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:45:58 +0000 Cyderist 141@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ I got a worried phone call from an amateur cider maker the other day (they found me through my website). They had made 30 litres of cider. It had fermented well and they racked it off to get rid of the 'lees'. Of course you lose a bit of the cider when you do this, so that the 30 litres containers they used were no longer quite full. They were aware that from this stage of the process on cider must be kept away from air. My advice was to add some water (only 2 litres per 30) to ensure there was no bubble of air at the top of the container. This may weaken the cider slighty, but that's better than losing the lot to acetification. Indeed cider lore has it that a small amount of water added to cider may help it keep. So there you go Water is better than air! keep though bungs in tight! <a href="http://www.checkleybrookcyder.co.uk/cyder-making">Making cyder at Checkley Brook</a> Cyderist on "Don't know what's going on :(" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/dont-know-whats-going-on#post-140 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:34:18 +0000 Cyderist 140@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi, Your first batch sounds like it is finishing fermenting. Hence the slowing of the 'burping' of co2 produced by the fermentation. This one will probably be OK. Leave another month or so to mature. Good luck with the bung. If you manage to remove the bung, you can test if the cider has finished fermenting by using a hydrometer to measure the gravity. A cider will approach a gravity of 1000 when it has fermented out the sugar. Depending on the type of apple some residual sugar may remain giving a reading of 1002 or so. After testing rebung to keep the cider AIR TIGHT. This is necessary to stop it from spoiling. As far as the other ciders are concerned it would seems that no fermentation has yet taken place. These may well ferment after the addition of yeast. But they have been standing along time. I am not sure what is happening to the bung in the mixed one. Can you explain further? <a href="http://www.checkleybrookcyder.co.uk/cyder-making">Making Cyder at Checkley Brook</a> Please ask you have anymore questions or need clarifying on any point Cider Minx on "Don't know what's going on :(" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/dont-know-whats-going-on#post-137 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:42:37 +0000 Cider Minx 137@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ I have done 3 batches of cider 1 with green apples in oct, this 1 was burping well and is now burping very slow and looks a lovely golden colour I don't know how to test it to see if it's ready also the bung has gone in really deep and I don't know how to get it out :( 2nd cider is a bramley apple cider this 1 was in nov along with the 3rd which is a mix of bramley and a apple I don't know (it's a tree with no name ) now these ones didn't burp like the 1st one did well they don't really burp at all, I thought they were cold so I put them in a warmer place and still not much happening. I realised I added yeast to the bramley to early so I have added some more yeast to it in the bucket and will put that in demi john today to see it it burps I looked at the mixed apple one today and the fluid in the burper thing in the bung has swapped over to the other side??? what's going on ? are the 2 ciders in nov O.K or do you think there dead?