What a brilliant video. Love your little girl diving in to distract you. I feel confident up until the pressing. Then?...well it’s anybody’s guess! Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video.
Every year and I mean every year before I start I always watch this. My cider has never failed after watching this. Excellent video and the best for following to make sure you have a quality cider at the end.
Watch this video every year,sort of like a refresher,best cider video on RUclips,,only one thing that gets me every year,,, when your racking off the cider in the kitchen does somebody go to the toilet in the background,,,👍👍👍
I'm 55 now but made loads of homemade beer back when i was 16/18. Thought about making cider this year and your video is brilliant. I've seen those presses for sale but always dismissed them but definitely having a go this year. Great video, and a beautiful interuption from your little assistant. Cheers
Everything you have written sounds like I've wrote it ! And here we are two years later on and I hope you managed to do the same as I've done, to keep our parallel lives going !
Great video. I did my first cider during the summer but used shop bought apple juice. Had some very good results. Bottled into PET bottles, good carbonation, clear and very good. So easy to make and none of the pressing required!
Fantastic, clear tutorial. I’ve made wine plenty of times but not tried cider. I’ve just moved house and it came with two apple trees so I need to put them to good use.
Mate I’ve just watched your video and well impressed!! I’ve just bought a press and I’m hoping that if what I make is half as good as yours I’ll be made up, brilliant film and thanks for sharing 👍🏻
I've been wanting to do this for years. Have all the pieces in the shed to make a car jack press, but just never got round to it. Your brilliant video has just inspired me to get everything ready for this years apple harvest. I am lucky enough to live near an orchard. Well, kind of an orchard haha. Will be using your video as the reference. Good work mate.
Thanks for sharing I use you video for past 3 years since starting, finally cracked how to make great cider last year using extra sugar sucralose from Morrisons for make it sweet and some Wilko Carbonation Drops to make cider fizz. First year my cider wasnt sweet enough or fizzy
I have a tree full of apples waiting to be picked. I see I have to get some more gear! Many thanks for a most interesting video. Feeling thirsty, having watched the last bit! Many thanks!
Haha thank you Mark, get those apples picked and use a juicer if you haven't got the press. If you go down that route, try to get rid of the foam/clag before adding the yeast etc which is caused by juicing ;)
Nice work dude! We have a few big apple trees on our property in Oregon, and we just bought a press to make cider out of all the apples that usually just fall and then rot away. Thanks for the great video, it was very well made.
Very useful information - I've been looking for advice on how to make cider without spending a small fortune, to see whether I enjoy the process. Thank you.
Just made 10 litres your way, came out very clear, I used baking yeast and it went mental for two days. Left it two weeks under the kitchen table and just syphoned it into two demi johns. One is crystal clear,second slightly cloudy. Made another batch without pectolase and campden tablets and its very cloudy and very yeasty after nearly 4 weeks
This was the best video on brewing hard cider I have seen. More details on the the process. I have two huge apple trees full of fruit. So far I have made canned apple sauce, dihydrated, brandied, now I want to try hard cider. Thank you
Great video thankyou. My wife and I make different wines here in NZ and were wondering about making cider from apples and pears. So happy we came across your video. You have a lovely daughter; always a pleasure to see children wanting to be part of what mum & dad are up to.
Great video thank you. Ive bought the same press and kit so this is super helpful. The video seems to skip the brewers suger step and checking the specific gravity. Like the video has been cut. Did anyone else have this problem?
Great video. I am making my first cider using apples from our Discovery apple tree. I have 25 litres fermenting in two buckets and wonder what the final cider will be like.
Fine instructional video, in particular the audio was great - many others are not. Using a Mehu-Liisa or other steam juicer you can skip the pulping, pressing, and possibly the campden tablets.
Really helpful video mate... just started my cider of today and this has been a massive help. Hopefully in a few months I will have 60 pints of cider that looks as good as yours. 😆
I've got four trees in the back garden groaning with apples. Four different varieties too. But now I know what to do with them. Splendid video. One thing, what size was that fruit press. I've been looking at them on eBay & they're measured in litres. Your press looks to be the perfect size. Do you know how big it is?
Hello, I'm looking to make a cider of my own for the first time, and have just watched your very informative video. Could you please say what type of yeast and yeast nutrient did you use exactly? Tnx!
I got two questions on this: first, does your cider get carbonated from fermentation itself? second, what kind of tablet are you using along with the yeast ? i'm not a native english speaker so i don't clearly understand what you where saying there at 15:01
I’ve done one batch using a juicer but. Ow have access to a press like yours. What’s the process regarding cleaning/sterilising the press? Also I have some Muslin but I can’t figure out how I’m meant to put that in the press 🤔 any guidance would be most welcomed!
Great info Mate , BUT i can't get all of the words with my Canadian Accent Ears . Can you add the chemicals info on the screen and when you speak quick . VT Campden tablets and the Pectolase.. took me 10 re watches plus !!
Watch this at 3:20am and going alcohol free for January but damn you... the glass of cider is making my mouth water. How long does the coder last with and without a preservative and which preservative would you recommend?
Fantastic Video, I'm planning to follow this video to make my own Cider as soon as the apples are ready. Can you advise how much Sugar you added to the juice. You mentioned that you added some Brown sugar or Dextrose but I was wondering how much you actually put in. Thanks
Very useful video. Well made. I normally make wine but looks like process very similar. Just one question - I wonder if adding the campden tablet at the same time as the pectolase might weaken the effects of the pectolase - after all the latter is an enzyme and might be sensitive to SO2? Anyway seems to have worked for you but I might put the campden tablet on day 1 and give it 24 hrs to gas off before adding either yeast or pectolase.
Hiya Mate great video, I have got to the first syphon stage into the demi-jon and the cider tastes like sulphur a bit and used the hydrometer and it measures just below the red 1.0 can you give me any advice to up the alcohol content at all?
This is still the best video on RUclips about how to make cider. Thanks.
yep, still is! went through a bunch that just visually showed it in about 5 minutes.... useless.
Agree totally!
Yes awesome video I’m making my cider tonight
Absolutely. Found myself back here after having done it a few years ago. Bumper crop this year. Wish me luck😂
Hey, that was the cutest interruption I've ever seen. No need to apologize.
Troy Yarbrough Hahahaha #multitasking 😂
Kk
What a brilliant video. Love your little girl diving in to distract you. I feel confident up until the pressing. Then?...well it’s anybody’s guess! Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video.
About to make my first batch of cider, and your video was a real help. Thank you.
Beautiful little girl! Glad she's in a family where she's been taught heritage skills.
Best video I've seen yet! Thanks mate. Your reaction when you popped the bottle made me smile! Awesome! 😁👌🏻
Every year and I mean every year before I start I always watch this. My cider has never failed after watching this. Excellent video and the best for following to make sure you have a quality cider at the end.
very clear, very informative. straight to the point, no farmyard tales nowt but how to make cider. i think i'll have a go myself now.
Clearly a man proud of his work!
Excellent video on making cider, love that it was from tree to bottle exactly what I was looking for, thanks
Watch this video every year,sort of like a refresher,best cider video on RUclips,,only one thing that gets me every year,,, when your racking off the cider in the kitchen does somebody go to the toilet in the background,,,👍👍👍
Your cider looks outstanding. Thank you very much for the tutorial!
I'm 55 now but made loads of homemade beer back when i was 16/18. Thought about making cider this year and your video is brilliant. I've seen those presses for sale but always dismissed them but definitely having a go this year. Great video, and a beautiful interuption from your little assistant. Cheers
Everything you have written sounds like I've wrote it ! And here we are two years later on and I hope you managed to do the same as I've done, to keep our parallel lives going !
Great video. I did my first cider during the summer but used shop bought apple juice. Had some very good results. Bottled into PET bottles, good carbonation, clear and very good. So easy to make and none of the pressing required!
Omg that is game changing lol
wow, thats a great looking cider.
Thanks! and it looks very professional too. I would have never guessed it's your fist attempt if you hadn't said it:)
Fantastic, clear tutorial. I’ve made wine plenty of times but not tried cider. I’ve just moved house and it came with two apple trees so I need to put them to good use.
Awesome colour at the finish....love the carbonation you got...lovely!!
Looks brilliant!!!
Excellent video. I just took a workshop and I needed a review. I feel more confident now to begin. Thank you!!!
Mate I’ve just watched your video and well impressed!!
I’ve just bought a press and I’m hoping that if what I make is half as good as yours I’ll be made up, brilliant film and thanks for sharing 👍🏻
I've been wanting to do this for years.
Have all the pieces in the shed to make a car jack press, but just never got round to it.
Your brilliant video has just inspired me to get everything ready for this years apple harvest.
I am lucky enough to live near an orchard. Well, kind of an orchard haha.
Will be using your video as the reference.
Good work mate.
Really enjoyable video. cant wait for the next one
Thank you Sean, new baby this year so its been hectic, but ill be posting again soon. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing I use you video for past 3 years since starting, finally cracked how to make great cider last year using extra sugar sucralose from Morrisons for make it sweet and some Wilko Carbonation Drops to make cider fizz. First year my cider wasnt sweet enough or fizzy
Thanks for posting this, really helpful👍
Cracking video mate you have made me want to get making my own cider from my apple trees. Carry on making them
Best part of this video. And the reason I put it in my lineup to formulate a plan to process the 150# of apples I got today....
The shirt!❤️
Awesome video, oh how I wanted to taste it too with a steak and potato, salad dinner! Cheers!
Great video , I invested in an apple crusher this year for £70.00 well worth it !!
Great video many thanks.
Just watched your video,great job and very informative well done Kev East Devon 👍👍
Really useful. Thanks dude
I have a tree full of apples waiting to be picked. I see I have to get some more gear!
Many thanks for a most interesting video. Feeling thirsty, having watched the last bit! Many thanks!
Haha thank you Mark, get those apples picked and use a juicer if you haven't got the press. If you go down that route, try to get rid of the foam/clag before adding the yeast etc which is caused by juicing ;)
Cracking video mate, really helpful and well explained. I'll need to go get my press sorted, it's nearly the season again
Nice work dude! We have a few big apple trees on our property in Oregon, and we just bought a press to make cider out of all the apples that usually just fall and then rot away.
Thanks for the great video, it was very well made.
Thank you so much for this! And great tips about a food processor use!
Very useful information - I've been looking for advice on how to make cider without spending a small fortune, to see whether I enjoy the process. Thank you.
very good, going to give it a whirl.. well done
Top draw looking forward to making some cider this year very well presented thank you.
Great video! You’ve the best cider video I’ve seen yet. Cheers from Niagara region, Ontario.
Awesome video! This is what I share when someone asks me how to make cider.
Thanks, great video
Just made 10 litres your way, came out very clear, I used baking yeast and it went mental for two days. Left it two weeks under the kitchen table and just syphoned it into two demi johns.
One is crystal clear,second slightly cloudy.
Made another batch without pectolase and campden tablets and its very cloudy and very yeasty after nearly 4 weeks
Honest loved it
well done, look great, i'd have drunk it when cloudy, but looked like worth the wait.
Nice Job!
great video, well done young man
This is a great video. Really clear. I’ve just bought the kit and I’m having a go.
Matthew Firth Thank you that's awesome feedback 👍🏻 Go for it, this will be a yearly ritual you will be excited for every year!!
This was the best video on brewing hard cider I have seen. More details on the the process. I have two huge apple trees full of fruit. So far I have made canned apple sauce, dihydrated, brandied, now I want to try hard cider. Thank you
Great job. Good tip on using the grater of the food processor too.
I like this process
Cheers for the vid mate. Have just got my first batch on the go to semi John stage. So far so good.
That was absolutely beautiful
Good job mate!!! I look forward to brewing my own cider !!!
Hey man great video I am just about to start making some home made cider and this has helped me no end ! Why did you stop making more videos?
I've watched several videos on making cider. Your's was the best I've seen. Thanks, from the other side of the pond!
nice color and nice carbonation awesome
Great video thankyou. My wife and I make different wines here in NZ and were wondering about making cider from apples and pears. So happy we came across your video. You have a lovely daughter; always a pleasure to see children wanting to be part of what mum & dad are up to.
nice informative video :)
Fantastic work! Only video I could stomach over here in NZ rest were rambling on grannys
Do you sanitize they press and all the food processing equipment, etc.?
Brilliant video . What do you use to sterilise equipment and apples please
Interesting thanks, looking forward to seeing more
Thanks Marc :)
Great video thank you. Ive bought the same press and kit so this is super helpful. The video seems to skip the brewers suger step and checking the specific gravity. Like the video has been cut. Did anyone else have this problem?
Hi ....great video.Can you tell me what you use to tell SG.....i've never seen this type before.Thanks
Really good video, thank you for taking the time to show everyone. The cider looks amazing!
Great video. I am making my first cider using apples from our Discovery apple tree. I have 25 litres fermenting in two buckets and wonder what the final cider will be like.
Hey! Just discovered this video. Best guide I've found so far! Just have one question: How and for how long can the cider be stored without going bad?
Thanks for showing you priming (sucking) the tube rather than editing. Makes it real!
Impressed, great natural delivery, well done.
Moving into a house that has an Apple and a Pear tree full of fruit, now I have an idea what to do with them ;) Cheers.
That's incredible boss!
good stuff mate, really enjoyed watching this
Cheers!!...deffo gonna use your method
Bravo looks wonderful, health to enjoy!! :-)
Ver helpful fella. I have just made a 12L batch following your method, however I used a juicer. Google Juice and Strain!
wow. looks great! I am excited to brew my own cider.
Friendly heads up for those in the UK...Lidl sells a 18L fruit press, just like this, with the necessary fixings for £39.99! Happy Brewing!
Wow that’s cheap. I’ve just spent £10 hiring one. I’ll look out for them next year
Fine instructional video, in particular the audio was great - many others are not.
Using a Mehu-Liisa or other steam juicer you can skip the pulping, pressing, and possibly the campden tablets.
Really helpful video mate... just started my cider of today and this has been a massive help. Hopefully in a few months I will have 60 pints of cider that looks as good as yours. 😆
Thanks for great video. What are camden tablets? What temp do you ferment at? How do you use special gravity to calculate alcohol content?
Excellent Thanks
Cracking video. Inspired me to use my two trees.
In bubbler do I have to put water for it to bubble
Am I gonna make it? No, but i was curious ^_^ Pretty awesome 👏🏼 video bud. ^_^
This is very helpful. Liked and subbed.
I've got four trees in the back garden groaning with apples. Four different varieties too.
But now I know what to do with them.
Splendid video.
One thing, what size was that fruit press. I've been looking at them on eBay & they're measured in litres. Your press looks to be the perfect size. Do you know how big it is?
Hello, I'm looking to make a cider of my own for the first time, and have just watched your very informative video. Could you please say what type of yeast and yeast nutrient did you use exactly? Tnx!
Beautiful
I got two questions on this: first, does your cider get carbonated from fermentation itself? second, what kind of tablet are you using along with the yeast ? i'm not a native english speaker so i don't clearly understand what you where saying there at 15:01
"Campden tablets". Available on line. THE way to prevent nasties spoiling your brew. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campden_tablet
great presentation. i'm more of a sweet cider drinker what would i need to do to make it sweet rather than dry, TIA
You would have to use a sweetener, e.g. stevia. Sugar will not do the trick as it will ferment and just make a stronger cider.
Add some concentrated apple juice before carbonation. Refer to 'bearded and bored' for details
I’ve done one batch using a juicer but. Ow have access to a press like yours.
What’s the process regarding cleaning/sterilising the press?
Also I have some Muslin but I can’t figure out how I’m meant to put that in the press 🤔 any guidance would be most welcomed!
Great info Mate , BUT i can't get all of the words with my Canadian Accent Ears .
Can you add the chemicals info on the screen and when you speak quick .
VT
Campden tablets and the Pectolase.. took me 10 re watches plus !!
Watch this at 3:20am and going alcohol free for January but damn you... the glass of cider is making my mouth water. How long does the coder last with and without a preservative and which preservative would you recommend?
I've done exactly the same, picking wild apples last few years here is my batch waiting this year 5 gallons later 🙃
But where do you find the wild apples? I never see any on my walks in the country.
Could you write out a list equipment I would need to start making cider.thanks
Fantastic Video, I'm planning to follow this video to make my own Cider as soon as the apples are ready. Can you advise how much Sugar you added to the juice. You mentioned that you added some Brown sugar or Dextrose but I was wondering how much you actually put in. Thanks
Very useful video. Well made. I normally make wine but looks like process very similar. Just one question - I wonder if adding the campden tablet at the same time as the pectolase might weaken the effects of the pectolase - after all the latter is an enzyme and might be sensitive to SO2? Anyway seems to have worked for you but I might put the campden tablet on day 1 and give it 24 hrs to gas off before adding either yeast or pectolase.
Hiya Mate great video, I have got to the first syphon stage into the demi-jon and the cider tastes like sulphur a bit and used the hydrometer and it measures just below the red 1.0 can you give me any advice to up the alcohol content at all?
hey i'd love to get the additives you are using. I can't really make out what you are saying since English is not my first language. Thanks!
"Campden tablets". Available on line. THE way to prevent nasties spoiling your brew. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campden_tablet