Has anybody brewed their own cider?
I’ve been making some very tasty cider from apple juice, Lidl’s cloudy apple juice is the best that I’ve used so far and is only 79p a litre. You need something to make it in, I bought some 25 litre containers from http://www.brewingsupplies.co.uk/ and they are perfect, but a 5 litre water bottle will do to get you started. You also need a way of stopping the air from getting to the cider after the first couple of days but allowing the co2 produced to escape, air locks are generally used but for your first go you can improvise, a balloon with a pin hole in it put over the top is one way that I’ve heard. To make the cider half fill the bottle with juice and mix in the yeast, wine or cider yeast is best but bread yeast will work. If possible also add yeast nutrient and a campden tablet (availible from anywhere that sells home brew kit). Leave somewhere warm for a day or two then add the rest of the juice and fit the airlock.
