Simple home made scrumpy cider .. from start to finish 

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Tonight I raised a glass (ok three) of clear, fresh, delicately flavoured turbo cider. September 18th I cobbled together the ingredients and tonight October 28th I poured something special. A hobby turned obsession in six weeks...well done sir! 🙂

I have been making turbo cider for 4 years and recently I bought some Polish apple juice from Poundstretcher in Port Talbot and was very very impressed with the cider it produced. It is a very clear crisp taste. I also tried it with a fast yeast compound bought from Wilko and was also very impressed with this too. It took off straightaway , I had 4 2litre cartons of juice in a 25 litre fermenting bucket and it was almost blowing the lid off. The juice was £1.49 for a 2 litre carton and the yeast compound was £1.50.

Excellent. A no-nonsense, clear and concise instructional video, that I can easily follow on the lead into the Summer months. I'm really looking forward to this. Well done and Míle Buíochas 🇮🇪☘💚

This looks shockingly easy, think I might try it out. Thanks from Canada!

Great demonstration Graham! You don't look that old so must have started making scrumpy when you were 8 years old. When I was 12 years old I made some ballon wine, it wasn't very good or strong but at 12 we loved it! Put a large ballon on top of the demijohn for the airlock. In my 20's I made beer but could not get a consistent batch, some terrific and some were not and all with the same ingredients and recipe. They said my grandfather made terrific beer but no one knew how he made it and everyone is gone now so the recipe is lost to time. Take care, Ossie

Cheers Graham for putting this all on one simple, even for me to follow video. 🍻

Nice one Graham, I'll be coming back to this video when I start , cheers mate 🍺👍

looool i’m 15 and me and my mates are making this, btw your kitchen looks very familiar and brings me some sort of odd comfortness

Thank you Graham.... I used to make my own Apple and Orange wine in 1985-1986.... It was so easy... I was a member of Wrexham Home Brew Club. Then I got old! And forgot the method!.. I have now written down the technique I forgot... And I am going to Mr Bezos website to order the items required... Many thanks Graham!... Diolch di ti!

Brilliant mate. No faffing about like I've seen on other cider videos and easy for beginners to understand. I had my stuff delivered from my local home brew supplies shop yesterday and have my apple juice, so I'm going to start 2 demijohns today following your instructions 😆 I did buy some glass bottles with the grolsch type lid because I fancy some fizz in some of my end product so saying about the ¼ teaspoon of sugar per bottle was handy. Something that did cross my mind when you said about not using plastic bottles with fizzy, was what about the commercial stuff like Strongbow, or fizzy pop, how do they use plastic bottles? Maybe there's some trickery at work with those big companies. Anyway, thanks for uploading this video 👍

Very good method. I wash my hands before shaking the demijohn and also I decant from one demi to another very carefully to get rid of the sediment before bottling. I some times use spring water bottles which can hold a lot of pressure instead of beer bottles . Cheers !

That looks like a cozy kitchen.

Im goingvto giv this a try

A lovely drop of scrumpy cider i will be making this again gallons of it.

Here I am again watching this. Thanks so much for making this video!

keep us updated on this batch of scrumpy, brilliant video, i need to try this, thanks

thanks for this buddy .real easy steps to follow ... top man !

Brilliant thanks for the tips

great video life made simple

Great video. I will make about five gallons at a time and instead of sugar I will add 4½ gallons juice with a gallon of juice. This gives me 4½ gallons to put in a soda keg with some wine making sulphites to kill the yeast and back sweeten with frozen concentrated juice then the >1 gallon left I will make into vinegar in a designated demijon.

Great video, and very informative. I fancy having a go myself.

Thanks for this video, I'm trying this with other flavours as well. A nice little experiment while in lockdown and a nice reward at the end of it :)

ive made this myself once. was close to a still westons scrumpy at the end. lovely, tested with hydrometer but still no idea how strong it was but it blew your head off XD

Great video, thanks for sharing.

Great video Graham, it really couldn't be any simpler..😁👍👍

Thank you Graham, love your old-school approach. Living on a boat in the sun sipping homebrewed ice-cold scrumpy thanks to your tips we'll let you know how it goes. One question, of we used cloudy cider does that affect things? Thanks again, subscribed.

Nice vid ,very informative, keep um coming. Stay safe keep well.

Great advice!

Thanks mate .hope you are well. Inspiration. Handy to keep your videos for reference. Will let you know how l go

Sweet!

This was brilliant, super easy method. Thanks for sharing and you definitely earned yourself a new subscriber

Great vid

I followed this video guide to the "T" and I have created a superior cider to Westons or Thatchers. I am very grateful for the wisdom in this video and have learned so much. Thank you so much for this video, I had been using cider kits and making bloody awful results until now.

4.40 Fluid Dynamics. Lovely.

well done mate must try that

Such a great video. Moved to Canada a while ago and missing home cider - so going to get on this! Subscribed!

Cheers i liked this video, i live in Scotland with the minimum alcohol price, also the cost of living is kicking in.

nice video thanks

Top man .

Thanks for this.

Graham could you talk about your decision to use apple juice over pressing apples and can you tell us if you've experimented with basic supermarket vs premium brands or even a mix. What in your opinion is the biggest influence on the taste. One last thing, is it standard granulated sugar you use?

Do we need to add that sugar or can we do this without all that sugar. Thanks mate great video tomorrow I start my second brew

Hi Graham. I am so grateful for your videos. I have began my journey of making my own cider here in Western Australia. My first 4 litres have been bottled for a week now and I have a 15l batch that has just stopped fermenting ready to be bottled. I put a 1/4tsp of sugar in each 375ml bottle before filling and capping. It has been a week like I said, how long do you think it will take before it is carbonated and ready to enjoy. Thanks Graham. Apologies if you've already covered this..

Excellent! Cheers mate, my missus is going to kill me when she finds this in the garage, or me sparked out!!✊🏻😂😂😂

I thought i'd come back to your older video, it took the newer morrisons branded apple juice label's to click on! Just a thank you as watching it a few years ago got me on my cider journey, Ive went from this concentrate cider (which I still have on rotation) to using real apples and mashing, using different sugars and for this christmas I have a winter spiced one that I do half batch still for drinking warm and a carbonated batch for the fridge! It's been a fairly lucrative little side bit ;) Thanks again mate, will keep on checking in on the channel :)

Brilliant video, this has given me the confidence to start my own brew... can I just ask what liquid you use in your airlock? Cheers mate.

When using glass (glass only not plastics) you can sterilise by putting it in the oven for 5 minutes or placing it in boiling water.

Great video buddy,some cracking tips as well. I almost always use yeast nutrient in my brews. Cheers mate and subbed too. 👍🍺

I have to wholeheartedlyhave thank you. We have insane alcohol tax here in Finland. 10 litres of cider can easily cost 30 euros (25 pounds?). If I make it myself, It's less than half (this summer I actually squeezed my own apple juice so it was basically free). I'll never buy cider again from a convenience store. How about you? Is cider how affordable there and is it worth it to make it yourself?

Thank you 👍

Question, can flavourings like cinnamon be added during the brewing process, or will it kill the yeast?

Do you ever re-rack and how long approximately does it take until it’s ready? Also, do you de-gas it? Cheers 👍🏻

Thank you

Great video and I just had to try the process! I used some of my friends apples from their orchard. It came out looking great but it was quite sour. I tried again with shop bought 100% apple juice and doubled up the quantities. However now after a couple of weeks rest it tastes too sour again. How can i get rid of the sour taste? Hope you can help.

When sterilizing your equipment - how long can you leave it to dry, prior to making the cider, before its technically not sterilized anymore ?

Can you use less juice and water it down ? I'm wondering if it will hen turnout more like white-lightning/omega park bench stuff . I've seen on another video we're they add more nutrients as the week goes on, have you ever tried this?

Wotcha Graham, I've been following you for a while and I am mightly impressed by your sense of humour and the fact the you communicate your contempt and utter disregard for your "haters" and trolls. The price of fame, I suppose. Anyway, just one quick question regarding fermentation; I don't have a stable temperature in any room in my apartment. I started the fermentation in a sun filled room facing South, however as the afternoon turns into evening and night falls, the temperature drops and fermentation stalls. It starts again in the morning when the sun comes up and the demijohn warms up. How will this affect the final brew? Cheers, and mate.... you don't know me, but Celer et Audax!

Brilliant video definitely doing this 👍 would it be possible to swap one of the cartons of apple juice to say something like raspberry to make a different flavour, or would this not work

nice subbed

Shwmae Graham. I’m giving this a go and already on my second batch. Didn’t leave headroom in the first demijohn and the froth went up the air lock. I’ve put 3L in the second and air lock is now clear. Was just wondering if when I add in the final carton in a few days do I need to rinse the froth from the side of the demijohn. Also do I need to shake to get all the sugar fermented or will the yeast find it at the bottom? Diolch yn fawr iawn 👍

does the demijohn need to be completely dried from the water?

Can I just verify all I need is a bit of white sugar in a bottle with a gap and capped off to achieve a fizzy cider ? p.s I'll be using honey instead of 12oz's of sugar is that ok ?

What stabalizer do you use please ?how and where as I would like flat cider ,I have some Camden powder

Great video. I have a question if you could be so kind. Is it possible to use the still cider and use something like a soda stream to carbonate?

Wont the preservatives added in the juice attack the yeast. many thanks boss. Might make a 20L batch

Is it totally necessary to add stabiliser ?

What about those swing top bottles pal?

Hi, after fermentation has finished and I transfer to another Container. Can i add the stabiliser, wait a few days/ or a week?? Then add sugar to sweeten the taste. How long do I leave it for then, before putting into 2l plastic bottles?? So its a sweet, still cider. Thanks

So if I were to make 12ltr batch, how much surgut will I need?

I've collected prosecco mini wine bottles. Would I be able to use them for the fizzy cider

Do you put the stabilizer in the DJ with original batch or move it to a secondary container 1st.. Thanks

what is the apple juice as there are many different varieties

Nice video Graham, good instructions. Do you need to refrigerate the final product? How long will it keep? Cheers bud.

with the alcohol tax increase coming to England in the near future.... guess what i will be making???

hello m8, quick question how do you sterilise ya airlocks?

Hi mate does I matter what apple juice you use ?

I’ve made 60ltrs of cider from apples is was put into fermentation end of October it seems to have stopped popping in the bubble valve will it be ok to bottle , I was gonna use plastic bottles that had carbonated water , to make cider fizzy . what you think and do I need to disinfect bottles Cheers Jonny

Great video mate. Does it make a difference in taste if you use concentrate or fresh apple juice?

Hi. Great vid. I'm new to brewing. I set this off just over a week ago, it's still showing the occasional bubble, so I'll leave it a bit longer. Do I have to bottle it or can I just leave it to settle in the demijohn and syphon off a pint when I want one? Also I have no stabiliser, does that matter? Thanks. Video was very helpful to this beginner.

I forgot about these videos.😱😱😱

Is the process the same if u press your own apples

fresh apples from the garden?

Do you make your pear and apple cider the exact same way as this but just swoping the juice?

Once it's fermented can you just keep it in the demijohn till your ready to drink it

Hi Graham, what sort of apple juice do you use, obviously it has to be completely natural, non-pasteurized, no additives, etc?

Hi Graham. Do you have a cap on the airlock? How do you know when it’s finished fermenting? Does the airlock stop when it’s ready?

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Please tell what yeast are you using

Thanks for the video !...Does in need to be in the dark when fermenting ?

Hello mate I am planning to do your recipes but in 25l fermenting bucket. When I want to stir the stabiliser in at the end do I need to be careful about mixing Oxygen Into the mix? Or how would you recommend doing it? Thanks alot

So if you don't put stabiliser in with it be a fizzy cider?

would i be stupid to not use the item that definitely tells me if the fermentation is finished?? or would it generally be considered alright to just bottle it up when it looks like its finished?

You mention stabiliser is this the same as campden tablets?

Hi I’m planning on trying your recipe this weekend but I have a question, will the cider be dry , medium or seeet please thanks

Question. I've been thinking...what do you think the results would be, if I bought several cans of cider, and put them in a demijohn with the right amount of sugar and yeast? Would it be drinkable or the best hard cider ever made??? :o)

Do you have a method that doesn't use as much sugar?

How long do you let it ferment before putting the stabelizer in

Hi Graham I made an apple and pineapple cider but its frothing through my airlock. Any advice buddy?

Is that apple juice from consentrate or a fresh pressed type?