Buddhabuddha
Well-Known Member
Ok, I moved my first Cider from primary to secondary last night.. (had to test/taste some)
IT IS SO DAMN EASY!!!!
Ok, I was going for a "Sweater" Cider so I went with an Ale Yeast (Coopers, dry)
I bought 5 gallons of pasteurized apple cider/Juice (sorry purists...if I had fresh stuff I would have used it) I did make sure it was 100% juice though, and had NO preservatives.
I cleaned and Sanitized a 6.5 gal Carboy
Poured 5.75 gallons of the juice in it.
I disolved a cup (just a little) Brown Sugar
I disoved 5 tsp of Yeast nutrient in the remaining Juice (by boiling..blah blah)
then poured it in with the other juice..
Then I Mixed it around reallllll good (shoock the hell outta it!!)
O.G =1.050
Then tossed in the Yeast. and Shoooock the hell outta it again)
popped on the airlock, and wham...
12 hours later, it was bubbly and stinky!
So, it sat in the primary for about 6 days, just transfered it last night, wanted to taste it... Not a ton of apple flavor but not tooooo shabby, and still a *bit* yeasty but it has some time... and I had to do another gravity reading (i know not necessary, just curious) and before the secondary it is now 1.002... SOOO, its got some alcyyyy in it..
Yum, and It will be the perfect CHILLLLLLEDD beverage for the coming warm days!!!
When you have a carboy laying around and don't feel like boiling a bunch of stuff.... make some cider... so far soooo good!
IT IS SO DAMN EASY!!!!
Ok, I was going for a "Sweater" Cider so I went with an Ale Yeast (Coopers, dry)
I bought 5 gallons of pasteurized apple cider/Juice (sorry purists...if I had fresh stuff I would have used it) I did make sure it was 100% juice though, and had NO preservatives.
I cleaned and Sanitized a 6.5 gal Carboy
Poured 5.75 gallons of the juice in it.
I disolved a cup (just a little) Brown Sugar
I disoved 5 tsp of Yeast nutrient in the remaining Juice (by boiling..blah blah)
then poured it in with the other juice..
Then I Mixed it around reallllll good (shoock the hell outta it!!)
O.G =1.050
Then tossed in the Yeast. and Shoooock the hell outta it again)
popped on the airlock, and wham...
12 hours later, it was bubbly and stinky!
So, it sat in the primary for about 6 days, just transfered it last night, wanted to taste it... Not a ton of apple flavor but not tooooo shabby, and still a *bit* yeasty but it has some time... and I had to do another gravity reading (i know not necessary, just curious) and before the secondary it is now 1.002... SOOO, its got some alcyyyy in it..
Yum, and It will be the perfect CHILLLLLLEDD beverage for the coming warm days!!!
When you have a carboy laying around and don't feel like boiling a bunch of stuff.... make some cider... so far soooo good!