HOW MUCH DOES IT MAKE?

This kit will produce 23 litres (5 gallons – 40 pints) of cider.

WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX?

Inside the box you will find a bag of concentrated pear juice, flavouring, dried cider yeast & sweetener. You do not need to add any extra sugar to this kit at the start of fermentation. You will need sugar or carbonation drops at the end of fermentation if the cider is being transferred into bottles.

WHAT EQUIPMENT DO YOU NEED?

To make this kit you will need the standard basic brewing equipment. This includes a fermenter (to ferment the cider), airlock to keep out the oxygen but allow gasses to escape),  sanitiser (to ensure that the equipment is clean and sanitised, spoon (to stir and mix the contents together).  Also recommended is a thermometer (to check the temperature of the cider as it ferments), hydrometer (to see if the cider has fermented out and all the sugars have converted into alcohol) and a syphon kit (to transfer the cider into bottles or a keg for serving, leaving the sediment behind in the fermenter.

CAN YOU IMPROVE THE CIDER?

By adding Harris Pure Brew at the start, this will remove the chlorine and chloramine from the brewing water and also give the yeast enough nutrients for a healthy and good fermentation. We also recommend the use of Harris Cider Brite or Cider Clear finings for a crisp, clear cider.

TIPS:

The yeast supplied contains sweeteners. If you want a dry cider, we recommend using the Harris Premium Cider Yeast instead of the one that is supplied.