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burshaw · 03-01-2013, 03:19 PM

I plan on turning my cider that i made in to jack any tips on how to get the best product? And how much should i expect to get out of each gallon?

**ColoHox** · 03-01-2013, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by burshaw

I plan on turning my cider that i made in to jack any tips on how to get the best product? And how much should i expect to get out of each gallon?

There are a ton of threads about jacking cider. Personally, I have tried many ways...including freezing in a bucket and scooping out the ice and freezing a gallon jug of cider and inverting it over a tub or something to collect the concentrated and unfrozen liquid (by far most common).

The loss of volume depends on the temperature, but you can expect to lose half.

Pickled_Pepper · 03-01-2013, 03:52 PM

There was a great thread on this recently. I think this is the link.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/applejack-procedures-380599/

burshaw · 03-01-2013, 04:56 PM

Thanks guys i appreciate it

MarkKF · 03-01-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ColoHox

There are a ton of threads about jacking cider. Personally, I have tried many ways...including freezing in a bucket and scooping out the ice and freezing a gallon jug of cider and inverting it over a tub or something to collect the concentrated and unfrozen liquid (by far most common).

The loss of volume depends on the temperature, but you can expect to lose half.

I did it last month for the first time. Waited till I had a week of temps in the teens. Put a 5 gal. carboy into 5 one gal. plastic jugs. Left outside.

Shake up the jugs to break up the ice and pour through a strainer. Each time you loose a gal. When it no longer freezes you are done. I got 1.5-1.75 gal. from 5 gal.

It tastes so good, so smooth!

burshaw · 03-01-2013, 07:32 PM

Do you know what the final % was

**ColoHox** · 03-01-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by burshaw

Do you know what the final % was

It is difficult to calculate the final abv with much accuracy as it is dependent on the temperature and not a linear relationship. You can get close using the starting volume, starting alcohol concentration, and the final volume, then calculating the final concentration.

**BadgerBrigade** · 03-01-2013, 08:21 PM

I Loved the freezer method.... It worked very well!

But it's really dangerous I think to make such an amazingly tasty product that will get you three sheets to the wind b/c it's so dam good you can hardly stop drinking it....

MarkKF · 03-02-2013, 02:12 AM

My guess was 20%. Using the 7% in 5 gal. Reduced to 1.75 gal.

**ColoHox** · 03-02-2013, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkKF

My guess was 20%. Using the 7% in 5 gal. Reduced to 1.75 gal.

Ya it will be close to 20%. And it certainly feels like it, after a few glasses.