SirCaptain
Active Member
So I'm attempting to make a 5 gal batch of cherry cider.
My recipe:
5 gal of bottled apple cider (american cider)
6 lbs of light brown sugar
1 vial of white labs english cider yeast
I made this on Sunday (3 days ago). It's fermenting in the primary just fine.
I want to add crushed cherries to make it a cherry-apple cider. I haven't found a consistent amount of cherries to rack onto. i've pretty much seen between 1 and 2 lbs of cherries/gal of cider.
also, it seems as though a lot of people like to rack the cider onto the cherries in a secondary fermenter. the problem is that i only have a 5 gal carboy so I think i wouldn't have room for the cherries as well.
so my questions are
1) how many cherries should i use for 5 gal of cider
2) how do i solve my volume issue/is it ok to just add the crushed cherries to the primary?
thanks
My recipe:
5 gal of bottled apple cider (american cider)
6 lbs of light brown sugar
1 vial of white labs english cider yeast
I made this on Sunday (3 days ago). It's fermenting in the primary just fine.
I want to add crushed cherries to make it a cherry-apple cider. I haven't found a consistent amount of cherries to rack onto. i've pretty much seen between 1 and 2 lbs of cherries/gal of cider.
also, it seems as though a lot of people like to rack the cider onto the cherries in a secondary fermenter. the problem is that i only have a 5 gal carboy so I think i wouldn't have room for the cherries as well.
so my questions are
1) how many cherries should i use for 5 gal of cider
2) how do i solve my volume issue/is it ok to just add the crushed cherries to the primary?
thanks