[ANDREW.GROGAN1]

Do you take the OG of cider the same way you do beer?  I just got back from picking up my unfermented cider from the local orchard and one of the guys there insisted you have to take you cider reading with a grain of salt.  He said all the excess fiber and pectin in the cider can keep you form getting an accurate gravity reading.

[denny]

Apple juice is generally around 45 ppg.  That can vary a bit depending on weather and variety of apple.

And I don't think the guy knew what he was talking about.  That shouldn't affect it any more than trub affects a hydrometer reading.

[dmtaylor]

Fiber and pectin and all that doesn't affect the reading at all.  I agree with Denny.  I just juiced a few of my own apples yesterday and also bought juice from two different places.  1.2 gallons of each times 3 = 3.6 gallons total.  Gravities were 1.042, 1.045, and 1.047, for an average of 1.045.  This is very normal.  When gravity hits about 1.010 then I will add gelatin, rack, and keep cold for unadulterated naturally sweet enjoyment.

Cheers.

[Steve Ruch]

The couple of times that I've brewed cider I've used mostly store bought juice and the O G has been 1.050 both times.