apfelwein noob here. put on a batch of this using 5 gal of un-pasturized cider from the local market, 500g dextrose and 500g honey and pitched EC-1118. Didn't let the cider sit on campden or anything in hopes the EC-1118 would take over. Anyone have any experience using cider? Its been vigorously bubbling away for 3 1/5 weeks now with tonnes of yeast sediment, and no signs of clearing. will cider even clear?
I used some local organic apple cider on a batch that was started around the middle of November and the top 1/4 of the carboy is finally starting to clear. The yeast settled down quite some time ago. Just waiting for the rest of it to clear.
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I only had a bucket available when I started mine (Ed's original recipe). Its been 4 weeks and I transferred it to a carboy. Not sure if I needed to but some uncertainties with the buckets long term aging with buckets from what I read.
I must say, I didn't taste it but has a strong smell. I smelled the bucket when I removed the lid and was overwhelmed at the potency. Is this normal..can't say what it smelled like, but was almost painful with such a deep inhale as I took.
Was fairly clear too, but can't say how cloudy it got since its been in the bucket from beginning.
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I am guessing it's fine. Think of it like this, the gas that was bubbling up the last 4 weeks is what was in the air at the top of the bucket (and that's a lot more room than the empty space in the carboy). Normally you would have far less gas in a carboy, but I doubt it will harm anything.
I am guessing it's fine. Think of it like this, the gas that was bubbling up the last 4 weeks is what was in the air at the top of the bucket (and that's a lot more room than the empty space in the carboy). Normally you would have far less gas in a carboy, but I doubt it will harm anything.
Makes me feel better. I am quite new at this and I can tell ya..I took a deep sniff of that stuff and my body stopped it cold...pretty rough. I don't think it smells spoiled or anything..just strong..
I have read that people like to leave it on the "cake" for aging. I hope it still goes well now that I have pretty much put it in secondary...
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I used some local organic apple cider on a batch that was started around the middle of November and the top 1/4 of the carboy is finally starting to clear. The yeast settled down quite some time ago. Just waiting for the rest of it to clear.
+1 on the cider clearing.... eventually. Took a batch I did nearly 5 months for everything to drop out, but when it did it was crystal clear.
I must say, I didn't taste it but has a strong smell. I smelled the bucket when I removed the lid and was overwhelmed at the potency. Is this normal..can't say what it smelled like, but was almost painful with such a deep inhale as I took.
That's just CO2, perfectly normal. Ever burp through your nose after drinking soda? That burning feeling? Same thing. CO2 bonds with H2O to produce carbonic acid, which burns in the nose. At least, I think that's the correct chemistry...
Getting ready to make my first batch of Apfelwein. Just a question about apple juice...can I use 100% juice from CONCENTRATE? I picked up some from Sam's Club today and just wonder what the difference would be from making this either from "juice not from concentrate" and juice "from concentrate"? Thanks in advance...I did try doing a search on it and ended up more confused?
I think I read earlier that from concentrate turns out fine. I assume starting with a tastier juice gives you a tastier apfelwein, but that after the fermentation process the difference will be much smaller than with the original juice..
+1 on the cider clearing.... eventually. Took a batch I did nearly 5 months for everything to drop out, but when it did it was crystal clear.
good to hear. I put on 2 batches at the same time, one with apple juice and the other with cider. The apple juice batch is starting to clear up around the 4 week mark now, but that apple cider is as turbid as ever. did you rack to a secondary at all or leave it in the primary for the full 5 months?
Ok folks I may have screwed up. I bottled 1 gallon into 4 one liter bottles. The thing is that the last bottle now has some dark stuff at the bottom. It was the last of the 4. I may have sucked up some stuff off the bottom of the primary. So , what is it and is it bad? The other 3 look OK. What do you think?
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