@ned @ThatCrazyDude I should write this down for future copy pasting, my method learned from @philcolbourn :
I use cheap coles/woolies 2L 'preservative free' apple juice (or grape/blackcurrant). Even though it actually has vitamin C as a preservative which in theory is bad for yeast, it still seems to work well. I tried expensive fresh squeezed stuff once and it went bad.
Pour out a glass*, close lid and shake to aerate.
Add 230~260g sugar.
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