A bit pricey but the quality it there. I boosted the sugar for a higher abv

A bit pricey but the quality it there. I boosted the sugar for a higher abv

Great cider this is my second batch of pair I will continue to buy this because it is very good everybody who has tasted it loves it

Great cider this is my second batch of pair I will continue to buy this because it is very good everybody who has tasted it loves it

After I topped up to 6 gallons, my OG was right on their specs, it attenuated as expected and actually ended up exactly at 4.7 ABV as per their prediction. Activity was visibly over in 5 days, but I left it in primary for 7 before kegging four of the six gallons and racking two gallons onto a pound and a half of mangoes I had in the freezer. Keg is still clearing up a week in, but taste is good, crisp, with some peary hints. A little more conditioning time will serve it well. Pay attention to the instructions on if you want dry, off-dry, or sweet. I went sweet this time (adding the whole packet) and it is pretty darn sweet, too sweet for my tastes, but that was my fault on this one.

After I topped up to 6 gallons my OG was right on their specs it attenuated as expected and actually ended up exactly at 4.7 ABV as per their prediction. Activity was visibly over in 5 days but I left it in primary for 7 before kegging four of the six gallons and racking two gallons onto a pound and a half of mangoes I had in the freezer. Keg is still clearing up a week in but taste is good crisp with some peary hints. A little more conditioning time will serve it well. Pay attention to the instructions on if you want dry off-dry or sweet. I went sweet this time (adding the whole packet) and it is pretty darn sweet too sweet for my tastes but that was my fault on this one.

My wife was baffled as to why I would brew this since we normally do not drink ciders, but I like the taste of pears and I thought this would make for a good "lawn mowing" brew this summer. I brewed it on April 23rd and my airlock was active around 17 hours later. Three or four days later, there was a distinct sulphur smell from the airlock which persisted for several days. I bottled the cider 8 days later and used the carbonation drops for priming. I tried one after about 10 days and the sulphur smell was still apparent in the nose, and there wasn't much for carbonation. I tried another at the 3 week mark and it had improved considerably; the sulphur was greatly diminished (and disappeared altogether by week 4) and the brew was effervescent. I doubt I will make this again because I have learned so much more about making "real" cider since then, but for a relatively easy pear cider, this did the trick! I gave it 4 stars since this product wasn't necessarily intended to replace a pear cider using fresh ingredients.

My wife was baffled as to why I would brew this since we normally do not drink ciders but I like the taste of pears and I thought this would make for a good "lawn mowing" brew this summer. I brewed it on April 23rd and my airlock was active around 17 hours later. Three or four days later there was a distinct sulphur smell from the airlock which persisted for several days. I bottled the cider 8 days later and used the carbonation drops for priming. I tried one after about 10 days and the sulphur smell was still apparent in the nose and there wasn't much for carbonation. I tried another at the 3 week mark and it had improved considerably; the sulphur was greatly diminished (and disappeared altogether by week 4) and the brew was effervescent. I doubt I will make this again because I have learned so much more about making "real" cider since then but for a relatively easy pear cider this did the trick! I gave it 4 stars since this product wasn't necessarily intended to replace a pear cider using fresh ingredients.