Maverick22
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Hello, I want to make some good cider and I would like to clarify some things to make sure I end up with a good product.
I have got wine yeast, a 5 litre jug, 5ltr apple juice and little plastic 500ml bottles(sparkling water bottles that I recycled).
I am not 100% about Carbonation and also I want to know if it is possible to backsweeten without glass bottles(pasteurization method) or Kmeta.
How long after I pitch the yeast should I bottle and carbonate? If I do the 3rd week when it's still cloudy I will end up with a lot of sediment.
If I bottle and carbonate on the 4th week carbonation is a lot slower as I have observed.
Also, should I follow any recipes? I might try the caramel one(I guess I could divide the ingredients by 5 for 1 gallon batch)
Now, how long should I age? I waited 1 month and 2 weeks when I tried my 2 gal batch and it was okay but there was no apple flavor and it was dry and really bitter.
Sorry if I am asking too much, it's just I would like to get this perfect on my first shot if possible
I have got wine yeast, a 5 litre jug, 5ltr apple juice and little plastic 500ml bottles(sparkling water bottles that I recycled).
I am not 100% about Carbonation and also I want to know if it is possible to backsweeten without glass bottles(pasteurization method) or Kmeta.
How long after I pitch the yeast should I bottle and carbonate? If I do the 3rd week when it's still cloudy I will end up with a lot of sediment.
If I bottle and carbonate on the 4th week carbonation is a lot slower as I have observed.
Also, should I follow any recipes? I might try the caramel one(I guess I could divide the ingredients by 5 for 1 gallon batch)
Now, how long should I age? I waited 1 month and 2 weeks when I tried my 2 gal batch and it was okay but there was no apple flavor and it was dry and really bitter.
Sorry if I am asking too much, it's just I would like to get this perfect on my first shot if possible