Crisp and Refreshing Apple Cider
Make approximately 23 litres of sparkling apple cider with the Black Rock Apple Cider home brew kit.
Produced using concentrated apple juice from premium New Zealand apples, this 1.65kg cider kit creates a refreshing cider with a clean apple flavour, light golden colour and bright finish. Enjoy it as a traditional apple cider or use it as a base for creating your own fruit-flavoured cider.
A sachet of dry brewing yeast is included beneath the lid.
Why You'll Love It
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Crisp and refreshing apple cider character
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Clean apple flavour with a light golden colour
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Made with concentrated New Zealand apple juice
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Produces approximately 23 litres
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Brewing yeast included beneath the lid
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Suitable for bottling or kegging
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Easy to customise with additional fruit flavours
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Suitable for beginner and experienced home brewers
What’s Included?
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1.65kg Black Rock Apple Cider concentrate
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Dry brewing yeast sachet under the lid
Additional fermentables and normal brewing equipment are required.
How to Make Black Rock Apple Cider
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Clean and sanitise your fermenter and all brewing equipment.
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Remove the yeast sachet from beneath the lid and set it aside.
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Stand the can in hot water for approximately 10 minutes to soften the concentrate.
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Empty the concentrate into your sanitised fermenter.
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Add your chosen fermentable and dissolve thoroughly with hot water.
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Top up with cool water to a final volume of approximately 23 litres.
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Check that the cider is within the yeast’s recommended temperature range before adding the yeast.
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Ferment until the specific gravity remains stable.
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Bottle or keg using your normal carbonation method.
Always confirm fermentation has finished with stable hydrometer readings before bottling.
What Does Black Rock Apple Cider Taste Like?
Black Rock Apple Cider produces a sparkling, easy-drinking cider with fresh apple character, moderate sweetness and a clean, refreshing finish.
The finished sweetness, body and alcohol level can be adjusted through your choice of fermentable, yeast and any additional sweetening or flavouring used.
Can I Add Other Fruit Flavours?
Yes. Black Rock Apple Cider provides an excellent base for experimenting with additional fruit flavours.
Apple pairs particularly well with:
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Raspberry
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Strawberry
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Cherry
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Passionfruit
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Peach
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Pear
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Mixed berries
Add flavouring gradually after fermentation and taste between additions until the desired balance is reached.
How Much Cider Does the Kit Make?
One 1.65kg Black Rock Apple Cider kit is designed to make approximately 23 litres of finished cider.
Is Brewing Yeast Included?
Yes. A dry brewing yeast sachet is supplied beneath the plastic lid.
You can use the included yeast or select a specialist cider yeast when you want greater control over fermentation character, dryness and aroma.
Can the Cider Be Bottled or Kegged?
Yes. The finished cider can be bottle conditioned or transferred into a keg and force carbonated.
When bottling, never add priming sugar until fermentation has completely finished and the specific gravity is stable.
Why Buy from Border Brewing Supplies?
Border Brewing Supplies supplies home brewers throughout Tweed Heads, the Gold Coast, Northern Rivers, Brisbane and the wider Queensland–New South Wales border region, with Australia-wide shipping also available.
Order your Black Rock Apple Cider kit online for delivery or choose Click & Collect from our Tweed Heads South home brew shop.
Recommended Products
For the best cider-making results, consider adding:
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Dextrose or cider enhancer
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Cider yeast
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Fruit flavouring
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No-rinse sanitiser
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Hydrometer
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Carbonation drops or priming sugar
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PET or glass bottles
