Have you ever made your own cider?

JD1970 · Have you ever made your own cider?

We have three apple trees - 1 bramley which always gives us tons, 1 russet which has really disappointed this year but is still very young, and 1 unidentified apple tree that always gives a good crop of green eaters.

No matter how hard we try, quite a lot always go to waste, but this cannot be allowed to continue!

This year I'm thinking of trying my hand at making my own cider. The only problem is that I haven't a clue how to do it! If anyone else has ever had a go, I'd love to hear your success stories. Or failures, come to that, but I'm trying to remain optomistic Razz

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We have never done this - although I would love to. You really need an apple crusher in order to do it well.

Knightrider

We've got friends who planted a vineyard on the site of an old fruit farm - they turn all their left over apples into cider and apple juice. But I've no idea how they do it. Where in the country are you? Can you find a local cider maker who would let you use their kit??

mug!

http://gardenspace.newarchaeology.com/make_cider.php Just found this. Are you going to invite us for a tasting?

JD1970

Of course mug!

trinity0097

http://www.yobrew.co.uk/cider.php

Scroll down the page for info on making the juice yourself needed in the recipe.

trinity0097

And/or get this book!

http://www.homebrew4u.co.uk/fruit...-cidermaking-on-a-small-scale.asp

Over40

Friends of mine produce cider commercially, selling at shows - it's great stuff (very strong ).

mug!

Have just had a glass of legbender!

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..and has it?

mug!

naa it was only a small glass.

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...not even a little knee tremble...?

mug!

hee hee. I am sipping water at the moment trying desperately not to drink any more. Need to keep the calorie intake down!

JD1970

Over40 - what's the name of their cider? I'll keep an eye out for it?