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From testing equipment to essential fermentation supplies The Hard Cider Starter Kit includes everything you need to begin making your first batch. Just combine it with some bottles and one of our delectable hard cider recipe kits in order to get pouring.

With a yield of about 6 gallons (64 - 12 oz. Beer Bottles) our recipe kits are simple to use and delicious to make.

Follow these 4 easy steps.

Mix your juice and yeast
Ferment for 10-14 days
Bottle and carbonate
Crack open a cold one and savor the moment

Or if you’re using your own apple cider, simply add sugar, cider yeast to ferment your juice, pectic enzyme to clarify your cider, yeast nutrient to support your cider yeast, apple extract to enhance flavor, and priming sugar to carbonate your cider.

If you’re looking to expand production and level up your equipment, grab a 6 gallon carboy for additional fermentation capacity, or maybe try one of our kegging systems for easy carbonation and serving.

Check out our Hard Cider 101: How to Make Hard Cider at Home class for in-depth info on making hard cider.

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The Hard Cider Kit - Essential Equipment Kit Includes:

6.5 Gallon Siphonless Bucket with Spigot - (Please Note: Due to Inventory Constraints Actual Bucket Design May Vary)
3 oz. of No Rinse Oxygen Wash
Airlock (Keeps air out of the fermenter)
Hydrometer and Test Jar (Determines alcohol content)
Bottle Brush, Bottle Capper & Bottle Caps
Bottle Filler & Siphon Tubing

Note: Does not include an optional recipe kit as pictured unless one is picked under extras.

Optional Hard Cider Recipe Kits Include:

Hard Cider Concentrate
Dry Cider Yeast
2 Pounds of Corn Sugar
Cider Sweetener (Add to Taste), & Flavor Enhancer
Hard Cider Recipe Kit Instructions

California Proposition 65

⚠ Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

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