Alabama Brewer
Well-Known Member
Hi ALL,
Having never brewed hard cider before, Back during Thanksgiving of 2007 I got a recipe from some folks that brew their own. It was really quite simple but I have questions;
5 gallons of store bought unfiltered apple cider
5 lbs of sugar
Was told to use unpastuerized apple cider. Could not find it anywhere. This unfiltered apple cider was pastuerized but had no additives or preservatives.
After nothing happened for a week, we added a yeast obtained from a local winery that was helpful. Fermenting for over 2 months now.
What happens next? Do we just bottle it? Is it supposed to be bottle conditioned for carbonation or is it ready to drink after bottled?
(We have (5) 1 gallon glass jugs to bottle with)
Obviously we entered this project not knowing anything about what we were doing. Please offer comments, suggestions. Thanks!!
Having never brewed hard cider before, Back during Thanksgiving of 2007 I got a recipe from some folks that brew their own. It was really quite simple but I have questions;
5 gallons of store bought unfiltered apple cider
5 lbs of sugar
Was told to use unpastuerized apple cider. Could not find it anywhere. This unfiltered apple cider was pastuerized but had no additives or preservatives.
After nothing happened for a week, we added a yeast obtained from a local winery that was helpful. Fermenting for over 2 months now.
What happens next? Do we just bottle it? Is it supposed to be bottle conditioned for carbonation or is it ready to drink after bottled?
(We have (5) 1 gallon glass jugs to bottle with)
Obviously we entered this project not knowing anything about what we were doing. Please offer comments, suggestions. Thanks!!