4/29/2008 -- We tried this mead kit and loved it. Now we want to try a cyser. A lot of what I have been reading says to rack/bottle once it clears up. Do you have any guidelines for how long meads/cysers should ferment? Thanks for the help.

1/26/2008 -- I live about an hour (if traffic is good) from the address on your website. Do you have an actual store or is everything here based solely online?

8/18/2007 -- What is the difference between apple wine and apple cider? Also your cider specific yeast describes a crisp dry cider result, suppose you want a sweet cider? I like Hornsby's Crisp Apple, maybe it's considered dry, but not by wine standards. There were a couple of sweet hard ciders I liked in England, wish I could remember the names.

11/16/2006 -- According to the Making Apple Cider booklet by Anne Proulx, you can bottle and pasturize and apple cider in a hot water bath. Since we also make Beer and know how full to fill those bottles I am concerned about how full the cider bottle should be. Do I fill the bottles clear to the top and than cap them or use the filler which leaves space at the top. Thank You

3/5/2006 -- JUST WONDERING IF I'M A BEGINNER AT MAKING CIDER WHAT WILL THE NECESSITIES BE TO START?

5/20/2005 -- I'm thinking about making hard cider with the apple tree in my back yard. I'm not sure of the apple type so my question is: Can any apple be used to make hard cider and can you recommend information for beginners?

3/27/2005 -- I have been living in SW England for the last 2 years and have come to love the ciders they have here. Just like fine wines! I'd like to try my own hand when I come back to the States. What alcohol content can I achieve through homebrew? The average here is around 6% and that is what I'd like to produce.

3/21/2004 -- I was wanting to start home brewing a hard cider like hornsbey's and was wanting to know what all i would need. was hoping to be able to put it in keg's for easier storage and dispensing for get togethers

11/24/2003 -- Just prior to adding the yeast when making an 8 gallon batch of applecider wine, I noticed the package read "good up to 5 gallons". I wasn't able to add a 2nd package until now (48 hours after original package was added). Do you think I'll be ok? Any recommendations at this point?

11/3/2003 -- I have a strange one here for you. I am wondering if you have any idea of poundage of apples that might be needed to get 5 gallons of juice? I am thinking of buying this machine, but do not know if this is something that I sould get myself into...

10/8/2003 -- My cider has been fermenting for about 4 weeks and is cloudy. Can I add the pectic enzyme now or is there something else I should add to clear the cider?