Real Cider Forum: Recent Topics

Real Cider Forum: Recent Topics http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ chat about cider and perry making online en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:11:38 +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 El Daskovic on "The Real Ale Company" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/the-real-ale-company#post-333 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:33:02 +0000 El Daskovic 333@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi, Has anybody ever ordered from this company before and if so did they have any problems or was everything ok? I'm thinking of ordering some cider from them but there is no contact number or company address so I am a bit dubious. I'm probably being paranoid but it's better to be safe than sorry. Thanks in advance 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? Neilyboy on "Help Needed For A Newby Please" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/help-needed-for-a-newby-please#post-552 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:02:58 +0000 Neilyboy 552@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi All As the title suggests I am new to cider brewing. I am half way through production and do not want to loose what I have got so far. If I list what I have done to date, could you please advise on where to go from here. I collected from my garden, washed, pulped and pressed enough apples to 3/4 fill a 25L fermenting bin and also a larger (probably approx 40L)plastic container. This was about mid October time. SG was taken at this time and was 1055. I left these for a couple of days with the lids loosely fitted, then sealed the lids and fitted airlocks. I added 2 sachets of cider yeast to the 25L fermenting bin and left the other bin with just juce. The 25L bin started to bubble immediately. The larger bin (without added yeast) did not do anything for 4 weeks so I added 2 sachets of cider yeast to this also. Early December neither seemed to be doing anything (SG measured at 1005), so I decanted into 2L plastic fizzy drings bottles and they are now sitting in the (unheated) garage. There is approx a 25mm section of sediment in the bottom of the bottles and pressure is regularily building up. When I release this pressure, the sediment in the bottom goes mad for quite a while and a lot of fizzing occurrs. What do I do next ? Thanks Neil J L on "Wassail 2012" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/wassail-2012#post-636 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:21:35 +0000 J L 636@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Cider House of Wisconsin on Mahoney Rd. SW of McFarland (1,500 k west of the former colonies and 20 k SE of Madison) is hosting its third Wassail in its antique cider orchard and cider house on Saturday, 14 Jan 2012 at 16:00. We have no snow, but our juice is becoming real cider and our door is open to lovers of cider, singing, and friendship. RSVP appreciated. 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. woldsweather on "Newbie: Fermenting has stopped." http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/newbie-fermenting-has-stopped#post-330 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:38:41 +0000 woldsweather 330@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ My first attempt at cider making. Firstly I got 2 x 6 pint plastic milk cartons fermenting without added yeast, this stopped after a few days, so i added campden tablets then later added wine yeast, this never restarted fermenting. On another 5 gasllong batch, I used wine yeast from the start, it went well for 2 week, but now this has also stopped. Is all lost? magnersfan on "magners fan site" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/magners-fan-site#post-53 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:26:27 +0000 magnersfan 53@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ hi there, i've set up a <a href="http://ilovemagners.co.uk">magners</a> fan site for us magners fans. see: <a href="http://ilovemagners.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://ilovemagners.co.uk</a> any comments welcome! thanks. delancepants on "'Cider' Without Apples?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/cider-without-apples#post-182 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:47:32 +0000 delancepants 182@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi everyone, I wonder if you can help? My husband and I have just moved to a very remote part of India where there is little alcohol available, just some awful whiskey and young wine that's barely drinkable! My husband is currently making a spirit from pineapple, but it's very strong, so.....we've been looking for a relatively simple and quick way to make something less strong. Cider would be perfect, and the process seems quite straight forward, however, most of the apples here are imported and so expensive! But there are local fruits available through the year, currently passion fruit and guava. What we want to know is...is it possible to use the cider process to make an alcoholic drink from fruits other than apples or pears? From our brief investigation online, it seems all mixed fruit ciders contain either apples or pears. Are we to conclude from this that it's impossible to successfully use the cider process without them? Thanks in advance for your help! Lia Ian on "STOPPING FERMENTATION?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/stopping-fermentation#post-281 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:19:04 +0000 Ian 281@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ First Post - I've been making cider and perry for quite a few years now with decent results. I've always gone for the traditional, "natural" approach i.e. put the juice in a shed, leave the natural yeats to do their work, rack it in February and drink it "when the first cuckoo sings". The result is a strong but very dry drink. This year I wondered whether to stop the fermentation at a certain point in order (I assume)to get a slightly sweeter drink. This years juice, which is slowly fermenting away at present, started with an OG of 1060. I'd be grateful for any advice based on others experience. 1. Should I stop the fermentation, if so with what? (Campden Tablet?) 2. When should I stop it? presumebably when the SG reaches some figure, if so what is it? 3. Any downsides or pitfalls? Cheers steelcanz on "HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP CIDER FOR?????" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/how-long-can-you-keep-cider-for#post-257 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:27:07 +0000 steelcanz 257@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ oright peep, just woundering how long i can keep my bottled up cider for???? thanks alot:)) Stoat22 on "Advice" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/advice#post-189 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:22:57 +0000 Stoat22 189@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hi all, i've been making cider for a few years now but so far can't seem to make it last more than about 5 months (as I start drinking it after the initial fermentation!). I have about 30 gallons this year, 18 of which is nicely bubbling away in an old oak barrel. My Question is: I want to make it as traditional & unfiddly (& unscientific) as possible so if I ferment it under airlock in the barrel until it stops bubbling, can I simply put the bung back in & leave it to mature for 4-5 months without racking it or am I asking for trouble? Many thanks in anticipation of any responses. apple bob on "No activity" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/no-activity#post-253 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:02:58 +0000 apple bob 253@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hello, This is my first year at cider making and I've got problems. Fermentation seems to have ceased after two weeks. I've got siz fermentation buckets with airlocks stuck in the top, through gromets in plastic lids. In each, I've got apples juice with champagne yeast added. Two of the six were fermenting steadily - not the vigorous frothing that I've read about but there was certainly activity - a bubble a minute or so. But the others - nothing. The lids of these have bulged out but the air must be getting out (and mabe in) somewhere. I think it's around the gromets and have tried sealing with silicone without any luck. I've got a few ideas of other things I can do. I was thinking about punching a larger hold through and dropping a rubber stopper through. But, as I said the big problem seems to be that the two that were doing something have stopped in the last day or so (the house is no colder). I've lifted the lids for a peek at these two (the buckets are opaque) and there's definitely bubbles on the surface and I can't see signs of an acidy clear film. When I tested the SG it worked out to be a potential alcohol of 6% (I can look up the exact figure) and one book I've read says I need to add sugar to get it up to 9% but I'm not sure why. Anyway, my big questions is am I on the slippery slide to vinegar, why has it slowed almost to a halt? And why hasn;t it frothed over like crazy? Any help or advice would be MUCK appreciated. Cheers, Adam jonewer on "How many apples?" http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/topic/how-many-apples#post-271 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:17:56 +0000 jonewer 271@http://www.real-cider.co.uk/forum/ Hello all, I'm planning on making cider next autumn and was just wondering how many apples I would need to make a 5 gallon batch? I appreciate the yields will vary according to how good my as yet non-existant scratter and press will be, but a ball-park figure would be really helpful. Thanks!