I wanted something quick and easy to add to the pipeline so I picked up one of these kits. It was super easy to make and ferment. I started drinking mine a week after bottling, so good! Great flavor and it is quick and easy. Will be buying more for sure!

My first cider homebrew. Compared to the beer kit that came with the carboys, this couldn't have been easier (although I did still manage to not follow directions). I'm a little sad that it's just plain cider with a small packet of pear flavoring, but maybe this is typical? I was hoping for the cider base to be both apple and pear juices. I accidentally added the pear flavor to the primary (don't do that) and, worried that I might lose all of the flavor as a result I added additional pear flavor during bottling (really really don't do that) so mine tastes of artificial pear and that's entirely my fault. Friends who like sweeter drinks really like the end result but if I were to make it again I would let the fermentation continue longer than recommended for a drier final product. Instructions talk about adding carbonation drops at bottling and mentions that priming sugar can be substituted but didn't provide guidance on a quantity. Since I had to have corn sugar on hand for the recipe it makes the most sense to use this for carbonation but it would have been much better if the instructions saw it that way. Otherwise this was a great place to start for a completely green homebrewer and if I were sticking to ingredient kits I'd definitely buy Cider House again.