popnfrresh
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This would be the first time making cider. I went out to a local mill and got 5 gallons of cider, unpasteurized, and no additives. The apples were gala, empire and another one I forgot. I cleaned out the 6.5g glass carboy using bleach and water and ensured all the bleach was cleaned out. I checked the SG/OG with a refractometer and it was off the chart ( > 1.070 ). I put all the fresh cider into the carboy and added a very, very small amount of brown sugar (<0.5 cup). I am looking to go around 9-10% ABV :rockin:. I placed 5 campden tablets in the carboy, or 1 / gallon, I forgot to crush them. I made sure to stir the cider every couple of hours to try and help the tablets dissolve quicker.
After 48 hours I placed http://www.mountainhomebrew.com/browseproducts/Wyeast-4766-Cider-Yeast.HTML the yeast in the cider and stirred the cider again.The air temp in the room is about 65 deg. I haven't noticed anything going on in the carboy. No gas, no action, no foam.
1. How long should this take to start up?
2. Is there any other information anyone needs to help?
3. How do I go about carbonating the bottles without blowing them up? I read through http://greatentrance.com/index.html and multiple other sites on how to do this but im still a little lost. I didn't see an exact amount of sugar to add to the solution before bottling, but after the last rack.
4. I also just picked fresh raspberry's and wanted to add them. I wasn't sure when to add them either. I heard if added early they lose the flavor and taste weird.
Any information would help. Thanks in advance!
After 48 hours I placed http://www.mountainhomebrew.com/browseproducts/Wyeast-4766-Cider-Yeast.HTML the yeast in the cider and stirred the cider again.The air temp in the room is about 65 deg. I haven't noticed anything going on in the carboy. No gas, no action, no foam.
1. How long should this take to start up?
2. Is there any other information anyone needs to help?
3. How do I go about carbonating the bottles without blowing them up? I read through http://greatentrance.com/index.html and multiple other sites on how to do this but im still a little lost. I didn't see an exact amount of sugar to add to the solution before bottling, but after the last rack.
4. I also just picked fresh raspberry's and wanted to add them. I wasn't sure when to add them either. I heard if added early they lose the flavor and taste weird.
Any information would help. Thanks in advance!