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Real Cider Forum Tag: cider making - Recent Posts http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/tags/cider-making chat about cider and perry making online en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/search.php mayscider on "Real cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/real-cider#post-145 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:19:14 +0000 mayscider 145@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ As makers of traditional cider we agree that a definition would help the real cider movement. I have felt for some time now that cider has grown in popularity and it is high time that a distinction was made for the discerning. Our cider is, of course (!!) 100% fresh pressed juice Jim Callender on "Real cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/real-cider#post-144 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:31:14 +0000 Jim Callender 144@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi, many thanks for taking the time to comment! This definition kind of already exists - You may want to add your thoughts to this post - <a href="http://www.real-cider.co.uk/whats-in-cider/" rel="nofollow">http://www.real-cider.co.uk/whats-in-cider/</a> If you think we should make this topic more visible let us know. Jim @ Real Cider salthillcider on "Real cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/real-cider#post-143 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:49:04 +0000 salthillcider 143@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ As this site is called Real Cider I think it would be a good idea have some sort of definition on the home page so that users can dicriminate betwwen the real stuff and pretenders who are selling poor quality cider posing as real. Might I suggest the best measure is fresh pressed juice content which could be set at a minimum of say 80% which is well beyond most larger commercial producers but should be easily achieved by craft producers. Jim Callender on "Use garden apples to make a traditional real cider?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/use-garden-apples-to-make-a-traditional-real-cider#post-92 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:18:20 +0000 Jim Callender 92@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Here is a fantastic combination for cider from common variety apples. 3 parts Granny Smith 2 parts Golden Delicious 1 Part Red Delicious Can't go wrong, its tart, goes fast with most yeast and is highly palatable Jim Callender on "Use garden apples to make a traditional real cider?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/use-garden-apples-to-make-a-traditional-real-cider#post-91 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:17:14 +0000 Jim Callender 91@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi there,I would like to brew my first batch of cider from apples, i only have access to apples which are available in stores / markets in England.Which commonly available apples will work together to make a decent cider and what sort of ratios do i want to use? Thanks for you help. pomme man on "First Ever Batch of Cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/first-ever-batch-of-cider#post-81 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:09:33 +0000 pomme man 81@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ ThunderCracker, I'd think carefully before using Champagne yeast. I have used it in the past and I found that it fermented out to produce a very dry but high alcohol cider - which is fine if that is to your personal taste but perhaps it is not to everyone's taste. However the juice that I pressed from my apples had a specific gravity (brix) of over 16. Of course much depends on the type of apple you are using and their ripeness. I can't speak for the types of which you speak or their sugar level this year. If they have a high specific gravity and you chose to use Champagne yeast, you could arrest the fermentation prematurely but you might think of using a yeast which ferments out at a lower alcoholic level with more of the fruit flavour remaining. ThunderCracker on "First Ever Batch of Cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/first-ever-batch-of-cider#post-79 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:59:09 +0000 ThunderCracker 79@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hello. I'm a newcomer to the cider making art. I'm here incase I get stuck and need some help. However, I thought I'd mention what I'm going to try, to see if it's going to work or not... I was going to try mixing Braeburn with Bramley juice, and make cider from this. Good idea? Bad idea? I hear the Braeburn makes a nice, light, refreshing cider, and I thought I might try adding the Bramley to make it a little tart. For information, I have about 15lbs of Braeburn to 5lbs of Bramley...so, what do you think? Finally, I was going to use Champagne yeast... TC rider on "First Ever Batch of Cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/first-ever-batch-of-cider#post-75 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:19:28 +0000 rider 75@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ making perfect cider is an art . . . mostly said you need to be an artist to create a perfect cider. Jim Callender on "First Ever Batch of Cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/first-ever-batch-of-cider#post-72 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:14:39 +0000 Jim Callender 72@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi Brian, Blending is the answer to your query on raising the sharpness. My advice would be to source some local dessert or culinary fruit (I wouldn't use Bramley's but that is my personal opinion) and either ferment these separately and blend later, or press separately and blend this dessert / culinary juice into your main juice checking pH regularly and/or tasting as you go. Narrow range pH papers are readily available online, ie: <a href="http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/PH_2.8_-_4.6_Strips.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/PH_2.8_-_4.6_Strips.html</a> and you should try targeting something around pH 3.4 - 3.6; but again, that is often down to personal tastes. Titration kits are probably better / more accurate but are a bit more fiddly IMO. NB - This reply and thread were first posted on the Cider Workshop mailing list 08/07/10 Jim Callender on "First Ever Batch of Cider" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/first-ever-batch-of-cider#post-71 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:13:16 +0000 Jim Callender 71@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hello All This was our first year of making our own cider. From the results of the first batch it appears we have done ok. The cider is very smooth no nasty after taste but possibly lacking in depth of flavour and could be slightly sharper (any tips?). I am very happy with the results however and would like to thank everybody who gave me advice over this season. Look forward to racking off my next batch. pomme man on "Clochard apples for cider making" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/clochard-apples-for-cider-making#post-62 Sun, 30 May 2010 14:24:38 +0000 pomme man 62@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ The cider produced from the second pressing of apples is much better than the first. The acidity level is better, although still it would have been improved by the addition by blending in an amount of more bitter apple juice. But putting aside that counsel of perfection, I can say that Clochard makes a good and significantly strong cider. pomme man on "Clochard apples for cider making" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/clochard-apples-for-cider-making#post-55 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:45:20 +0000 pomme man 55@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ This week we racked off the cider that has been fermenting over the winter months. Fortunately we had enough cubitainers (32 litre bag in boxes, left over from our French wine purchases when we lived in the UK) to take the 450 litres of cider. It's not the world's best cider. The acidity level is insufficient. We really ought to blend the Clochard with the juice of cooking apples or, better still, proper bitter cider apples. But we've got to make do with what we have until we can find a source of other apples to improve the blend. But having consumed three pints of our own cider this evening, I think it fair to say that I've drunk worse and what we've produced will keep me happy until this year's cider is ready for drinking! Jim Callender on ""Knowledge I need to fulfil my cider making dreams"" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/knowledge-i-need-to-fulfil-my-cider-making-dreams#post-52 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:37:03 +0000 Jim Callender 52@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Dear Real-cider I would be very grateful if you could give me some advice please. I have been working as a self-employed gardener for over 5 year and lived and ran a pub for many years. My drinking passion is cider. I would love to develop my gardening business in a specific way: that is by buying a piece of agricultural land, growing cider and making my own local cider on a small scale. This might sound ambitious, but I have the ambition and the vocational desire to do it. Sadly, my knowledge of growing cider apples and cider production is virtually zero. Saying this, starting from a blank sheet would allow me to utilise modern techniques, etc. Could you, therefore, please point me in the right direction of some literature that would allow me to obtain the knowledge I need to fulfil my cider making dreams. Many thanks. Steve from Kinver, West Midlands. Cider Wrangler on "'Cider' on the other side of the Atlantic" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/cider-on-the-other-side-of-the-atlantic#post-25 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:23:03 +0000 Cider Wrangler 25@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ The only two I know are merridale ( <a href="http://www.merridalecider.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.merridalecider.com/</a> ) and sea cider ( <a href="http://www.seacider.ca/" rel="nofollow">http://www.seacider.ca/</a> ) but are not always easy to find, and are quite expensive, but well worth it as there are very few options over here