indigo
Well-Known Member
Started a new batch of cider yesterday, my first brew in about a year. It's my third go at a cider, but it's the first time I've used fresh cider instead of just buying a bunch of bottles of cider from the grocery store.
A local nursery here in town does an annual Apple Festival, and they had a cider press going, so I took the opportunity. Picked out about 75 pounds of apples and had someone run them through the press. Brought the ~5 gallons of juice home and pasteurized it in two batches. In the second batch, I added a bottle of cranberry juice and 4 cinnamon sticks (similar to what I did on my last batch).
I put everything into a carboy and pitched my yeast, saw no activity last night, but when I woke up this morning the stuff was going insane! The kreusen had erupted up into my airlock, and was foaming out the top!
:rockin:
I've never had such an active fermentation before, not sure if it's a result of the fresh juice, or because I actually got my wort down to a hospitable temperature before pitching my yeast. Either way, I can't wait to give this beast a try. Need to come up with a good name for it, too, if I'm going to keep making this every year...
A local nursery here in town does an annual Apple Festival, and they had a cider press going, so I took the opportunity. Picked out about 75 pounds of apples and had someone run them through the press. Brought the ~5 gallons of juice home and pasteurized it in two batches. In the second batch, I added a bottle of cranberry juice and 4 cinnamon sticks (similar to what I did on my last batch).
I put everything into a carboy and pitched my yeast, saw no activity last night, but when I woke up this morning the stuff was going insane! The kreusen had erupted up into my airlock, and was foaming out the top!
:rockin:
I've never had such an active fermentation before, not sure if it's a result of the fresh juice, or because I actually got my wort down to a hospitable temperature before pitching my yeast. Either way, I can't wait to give this beast a try. Need to come up with a good name for it, too, if I'm going to keep making this every year...