Drscott266
Member
Guys,
I talked to my local homebrew store to get started, but there are a couple of questions for you with more experience out there to help with. My recipe at for the cider was:
-4 gallons Motts, pasturized from concentrate juice
-2 lb brown sugar
-1 pack of Wyeast Ale yeast (its all i had at home when the idea struck me)
I poured the juice in, adding sugar to each of hte bottles before pouring, then pictched the yeast as I successfully have done with beer.
My questions are, is the choice of Ale yeast an OK one? Is there a preffered yeast for cider? Also, how long to I leave it in primary fermentation for? I wasnt sure an O.G. would be accurate as it wasnt a kit.
Can i carb this stuff with the normal 3/4 cup of sugar? If the cider is too dry, what is the process for sweetening?
Thanks for the help, i know that is more than a couple questions...
I talked to my local homebrew store to get started, but there are a couple of questions for you with more experience out there to help with. My recipe at for the cider was:
-4 gallons Motts, pasturized from concentrate juice
-2 lb brown sugar
-1 pack of Wyeast Ale yeast (its all i had at home when the idea struck me)
I poured the juice in, adding sugar to each of hte bottles before pouring, then pictched the yeast as I successfully have done with beer.
My questions are, is the choice of Ale yeast an OK one? Is there a preffered yeast for cider? Also, how long to I leave it in primary fermentation for? I wasnt sure an O.G. would be accurate as it wasnt a kit.
Can i carb this stuff with the normal 3/4 cup of sugar? If the cider is too dry, what is the process for sweetening?
Thanks for the help, i know that is more than a couple questions...