First attempt

Greetings all. New member here (have been lurking for a couple weeks though).

I have decided to delve into the world of home brewing and for my first attempt, I made a jug of cider (after reading several threads/guides).

Ingredients I used:

1 gallon commercial pasteurized apple juice (no preservatives)
1 lbs corn sugar
1/2 crushed campden tablets
1/2 packet champagne yeast (+ yeast nutrients), which were added 24 hours after adding the tablet

I ensured everything was sanitized.

The cider has been fermenting (ambient temperature is ~65) now for three days and the fermentation has been very active. Initially the mixture looked just like apple juice, but after 3 days, has brightened considerably and is a yellowish hue, appearing somewhat like pineapple juice. Is this normal?

Day 1:


Day 3:

Anytime I use corn sugar I have noticed similar coloring. It will clear.

Mine is 4 days old ,I used brown sugar and it still looks like apple juice

actually I looked at mine again and it is lighter in color but not as light as yours

Use a bucket for your primary and you'll never know.