many homebrewers here including myself regularly make cider from apple concentrate. (100% natural, no preservatives) I use 3 cans of concentrate (1.2 Kg each) with about 16 liters of water to reach an OG of 1.055 i add yeast nutrient and juice from 2 lemons. i ferment with Safale S04 or Danstar Win...

My understanding is that the hops are added after pulling the bag and before the boil. I use a hop bag/spider and that's what I've done with no issues.

FYI: the NZ stores do not stock it, or at least the one in Wellington

Hi All, My name is Kerry and I'm from Wellington, NZ - I started brewing in Feb. of this year with a Coopers kit bought on a whim and haven't looked back! after cracking my first ever batch and loving it I thought to myself "why has it taken me 39yrs to discover this?!" so yeah I'm hooked! After doi...