yewtah-brewha
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I started hard cider 7 days ago, how much longer and how do you guys bottle, thisi was only 1 gallon. and airlock activuty is at every 40 seconds.
started hard cider 1 week ago,
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I bottled my first cider after 7 days. Came out great. But I'm relatively new so my advice might not be worth much.
I used a mixture of home made apple cider and store bought cider, sugars of various types, and champagne yeast. I also made a batch around one gallon. I didn't pasteurize because it was consumed before it could become a problem but I had great carbonation, good flavor, good abv. I have a two gallon batch going now, slightly different recipe using a different wine yeast and different apple juice. The sample I took at 7 days was great. Pretty dry, which is how I like it. Ill probably bottle tomorrow (8 days) . Ill back sweeten most of it since i made it for the ladies. I have beer after All, so I drink that.
I bottled my first cider after 7 days. Came out great. But I'm relatively new so my advice might not be worth much.
I used a mixture of home made apple cider and store bought cider, sugars of various types, and champagne yeast. I also made a batch around one gallon. I didn't pasteurize because it was consumed before it could become a problem but I had great carbonation, good flavor, good abv. I have a two gallon batch going now, slightly different recipe using a different wine yeast and different apple juice. The sample I took at 7 days was great. Pretty dry, which is how I like it. Ill probably bottle tomorrow (8 days) . Ill back sweeten most of it since i made it for the ladies. I have beer after All, so I drink that.
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yewtah-brewha
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so did you bottle it like beer? I mean did you add priming sugar, and cap it in beer bottles? I said mine was a week, its actually been 2 weeks. I guess I could get the turkey baster out and take a gravity reading and a shot of it. Did yours hit 8% abv?
I would bottle mine next fall. I like a clear cider, with no crap on the bottom of the bottle, and no bottle bombs.
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yewtah-brewha
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Ill have to check out the pectic next time im at the brew store. I looked at my calender. I thought it had been 2 weeks. I realise its only been 10 days. Took a grav. reading for the heck of it. it dropder from 160 to 158 only 2 marks. I guess it has a long way to go. I sampled the test cider and it was ok, but it seemed like it had a acidy kick to it. Is that normal?
