Recent content by purcell429

I made a batch a week ago using unpasteurized, fresh pressed cider. After about 2-3 days of nothing happening, it took off like crazy and foamed over a lot, now the foam has dissipated, and it smells great. Seems to be going good so far, I'll let you know how it turns out! I'm guessing that the...

Thanks for the reply! I put this all together last night, but used 1 lb Wheat Extract and 1 lb DME. I hope the yeast takes off, it has been sitting around in my fridge for a while, and is a month and a half past the best by date.

I was planning on making a batch of this today, but the home brew store is closed, and the only yeast I have is WLP001 California Ale Yeast. Do you think this will be an alright choice for this, or should I go pick up a different yeast tomorrow?

I just took a batch of high gravity (~15% alcohol) cider out of the primary and had a few questions about maturing the cider. First, would there be any disadvantages to leaving it in the secondary for a few months as opposed to bottling it right away? and what temperature should i let it mature...

I just racked the cider over the secondary tonight. The gravity had dropped from 1130 to around 1022...all told, somewhere around ~15% alcohol. It smelled quite strongly, though i sampled some, and could detect a sweet taste in the background. I figure i will leave it to mellow out for a few...

So I had realized today that I neglected to add any yeast nutrient in the batch of super cider when i started it...and after some reading about the WLP099 yeast, i realized it could probably use some. I dizzolved some in bottled water, poured it in through the airlock hole, and shook it up just...

Hi all, I had a few quick questions about my second batch of cider, which is currently in secondary right now. It spent a week in primary, went from 1070 down to around 1000 (i used a nottingham yeast with 5 gallons of unpastured, fresh cider, 5 pounds of brown sugar, and a pound of honey). It...

Hi all, I'm making my first batch of hard cider currently, and think I may have possibly made a mistake. I put 5 gallons of unpasturized cider with 1/4 teaspoon of pectic enzyme, 2 oz. of yeast nutrient, and a packet of yeast (which i bloomed first), and the fermentation was going strongly...