George7845
Well-Known Member
I was working the other day, and my friend started talking about making hard cider, a very old fashioned dangerous way that could end up in vinegar. So i said what the hell, i would like to make a batch of hard cider! A possible new hobby. So the last two weeks Ive been trolling forums, found a local home brew store, and trying to find out best way to do it.
This is what i came up with; i have 2 airlocks, 2 five gallon bucket carbs (plastic, is a new hobby) , 5 grams of RedStar powdered yeast, and campden tablets. I plan on getting cider a from local orchard (ive worked there) who claims they use a blend of sour and sweet apples for their cider. So i plan on hopefully getting the cider raw and using 1 tablet per gallon (what bottle says). If i cant get it raw it will be flash preserved with no preservatives, then ill scratch the campden.
This is my plan of action! i plan on sterilizing everything with First Step cleaner, then going to orchard and filling my carb. Ill get it home and use campden, set up airlock, (may be premature, but have nothing else to cover hole) Then wait 24 hours, aerate with silver spoon of some sort, add my yeast, then sugar. Then put the cap back on with airlock and wait 2-3 weeks. Then i will siphon into secondary bucket (with a second airlock?) and i intended on using tubing and turkey baster, but local brew store laughed at me , something i had seen online. Wait another 2 weeks, prime with suger that makes it carbonated and bottle it with saved non twist off bottles, by using caps and bottle capper from brewery store. Then i intended on letting it sit on the shelf to age whether it be a week from then, or 5 months.
So i know this is a long thread and alot of info, but i just want to do it right (no vinegar). Please critic me cause ive just been going off of random forums. And one thing that i left out was im not sure how much sugar i should use for 5 gallons in 1st stage. Someone said to use like a pound of brown sugar.
In the end i would like a fair tasting , kinda sweet cider, 5% alc that me and the fiancee will enjoy.
Hope to hear from some people, George
This is what i came up with; i have 2 airlocks, 2 five gallon bucket carbs (plastic, is a new hobby) , 5 grams of RedStar powdered yeast, and campden tablets. I plan on getting cider a from local orchard (ive worked there) who claims they use a blend of sour and sweet apples for their cider. So i plan on hopefully getting the cider raw and using 1 tablet per gallon (what bottle says). If i cant get it raw it will be flash preserved with no preservatives, then ill scratch the campden.
This is my plan of action! i plan on sterilizing everything with First Step cleaner, then going to orchard and filling my carb. Ill get it home and use campden, set up airlock, (may be premature, but have nothing else to cover hole) Then wait 24 hours, aerate with silver spoon of some sort, add my yeast, then sugar. Then put the cap back on with airlock and wait 2-3 weeks. Then i will siphon into secondary bucket (with a second airlock?) and i intended on using tubing and turkey baster, but local brew store laughed at me , something i had seen online. Wait another 2 weeks, prime with suger that makes it carbonated and bottle it with saved non twist off bottles, by using caps and bottle capper from brewery store. Then i intended on letting it sit on the shelf to age whether it be a week from then, or 5 months.
So i know this is a long thread and alot of info, but i just want to do it right (no vinegar). Please critic me cause ive just been going off of random forums. And one thing that i left out was im not sure how much sugar i should use for 5 gallons in 1st stage. Someone said to use like a pound of brown sugar.
In the end i would like a fair tasting , kinda sweet cider, 5% alc that me and the fiancee will enjoy.
Hope to hear from some people, George