Cider House Select Apple Cider Making Kit (5.3 lb)

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Cider House Select Apple Cider Making Kit (5.3 lb)

A traditional hard sparkling cider that is packed full of flavor. This apple cider is crisp, light and refreshing, a perfect choice any time of the year.

Makes 6 US gallons

ABV Approx: 5.2%

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Great kit for beginners, following directions helps keep you on track. I did wait 2 weeks on the primary fermentation. Didn't finish as quickly as the directions said.. But everything else was great.

Reviewed by: BROCK from USA on 3/8/2021

Great kit for everyone

I normally make my cider from apple juice and do all fancy back sweetening so I get it to my preference. I got lazy this time round bought a kit. The kit is great, def has some artificial flavor but it's a good kit if u are beginning to make ciders. You will def get a chance to play with sweetener to get what you prefer. I recommend this kit to anyone who wants a nice cup cider in fall.

Reviewed by: Robert Creamer from United States on 10/28/2020

Good

Good.

Reviewed by: Richard Pearson from U.S. on 4/29/2020

Love it!

Tastes great! Love making it and love drinking it!

Reviewed by: Kathy Curtis from United States on 2/18/2020

Nice House Cider

I have to say, I purchased this kit at the request of my cider-consuming wife and were both very surprised and pleased with the results. Used the included dry yeast and sweetened with 2/3rds of the sweetening packet. Packaged into 3-gallon pin-lock kegs and serve from my kegerator at standard beer pressures. Now a permanent addition to my tap lineup.

Reviewed by: Bob Hall from USA on 5/7/2019

Taste is great, Smell is blah...

I have to say, this would be a 5-star review for taste and look, if it wasn't for the slightly off-putting sulfur smell. Not overwhelming, but present. Might have been because I spiked the alcohol content with a bit of corn sugar, but it shouldn't have been enough to stress the yeast. Regardless, it tastes and looks great! Smell has dissipated a bit over time, but I expected something a bit cleaner. Still, my wife's friends love drinking it. Probably will buy again, just to have something on hand for guests.

Reviewed by: Nathaniel Farris from on 8/26/2017

Great Product

This is the second time for trying this kit and if it turns out as well as the first one, which I'm assuming it should, then I will be very happy. Easy to make and has a very nice taste. I use the full sweetener packet and it's not really sweet.

Reviewed by: Brent Gruber from on 11/24/2016

Q: Could I make this in a 6.5 gallon fermenter and cut the total volume to 5 gallons and also the amount of corn sugar to about 1.5 lbs.

Asked by: john halberstadt - 2/15/2021

A: the volume could potentially be reduced for a smaller bathc. You would need to reduce the added sugars since the lower volume would yield a higher gravity

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Answer provided by: Aaron (2/15/2021)

Q: What’s in it?

Asked by: Matt - 9/28/2020

A: This kit will include the cider concentrate, yeast and instructions

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Answer provided by: Aaron (9/28/2020)

Q: Can this kit be divided to make smaller batches?

Asked by: Bill Coyle - 10/15/2019

A: the syrup pouch is not easily resealed to while its plausible to only use a portion of the concentrate at a time, would be a bit messy process to divide and repackage at home

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Answer provided by: Aaron (10/16/2019)

Q: Can I leave out the artificial sweetener in this kit?

Asked by: Andrew Wiggins - 10/25/2017

A: You can leave out the sweetener if you'd like. We have tried it with and without and it tastes great both ways. Cheers!

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Answer provided by: Tim (10/26/2017)

Q: Do you have the instructions on-line somewhere?

Asked by: keith norman - 9/6/2016

A: The cider house website does:
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/Cider%20Recipes/apple_cider_instruct.pdf

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Answer provided by: Desiree (10/13/2016)

Q: what all does this kit come with?

Asked by: Roger Vincent - 8/2/2016

A: This kit comes with apple juice concentrate, glucose syrup, malic acid, flavoring, yeast nutrient, dried yeast, artificial sweetener (acesulfame potassium), and preservative (sodium metabisulphate). Thanks

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Answer provided by: Kenny (8/2/2016)

Q: What yeast do you use with this?

Asked by: Cathy - 12/13/2015

A: These kits come with a dry yeast. but you can choose a liquid yeast upon checkout if you prefer to use liquid.

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Answer provided by: cortney (12/15/2015)

Q: I assume this is all Apple, do you make an apple ale like Angry Orchard type stuff in the stores?

Asked by: Andy - 11/1/2015

A: This is an apple cider, not an apple flavored beer. Angry Orchard is a cider though, just like this one. You would need to brew a beer and add apple flavoring ( Item Number:24-3500A ) to get something like Redd's Apple Ale.

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Answer provided by: Carson (11/4/2015)

Q: I purchased this kit, can I bottle this like wine? Or will it need to be done in a Keg? what are my options for this?

Asked by: Joe Maynard - 2/3/2015

A: You can bottle this cider in standard cappable beer bottles, though you will need to add priming sugar prior to bottling much like a beer. You can also keg this cider and force carbonate if you have a kegging system. You shouldn't use corked wine bottles for this cider, these bottles and corks are not made to withstand the pressures of carbonation. You would need to stabilize (kill off all of the yeast) and make it a still wine before putting into wine bottles.

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Answer provided by: Carson (2/3/2015)

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