Hey There Brew Crew! :rockin:
Ok so here goes...
I'm an experienced beer brewer in central New Jersey. I dropped by Battleview Orchards for their AMAZING Apple Cider Donut and got an Idea! Why not buy 2 gallons of their PRE-MADE cider (About $4.50 a Gallon) and ferment it? This cider has no preservatives and no added sugars so I should be good. http://www.battlevieworchards.com/
My intention is to drop the two gallons into my brewpot; pasturize @ approximately 130F for 20 minutes to kill any bacteria that may be lingering but not cause the pectins to activate.
Then I intend to put this into one of my 6 gallon fermenting buckets, take the OG, pitch coopers ale yeast and let the magic happen.
My fermenting area stays between 60 and 70F.
I intend to do single fermentation and check it in two weeks with the hydrometer to be sure fermentation is done and then prime and bottle the way I would with any of my beer batches.
ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS? Any Suggestions? Any Ideas? Please let me know if you have thoughts!
I will keep all you posted on how this turns out!
Ok so here goes...
I'm an experienced beer brewer in central New Jersey. I dropped by Battleview Orchards for their AMAZING Apple Cider Donut and got an Idea! Why not buy 2 gallons of their PRE-MADE cider (About $4.50 a Gallon) and ferment it? This cider has no preservatives and no added sugars so I should be good. http://www.battlevieworchards.com/
My intention is to drop the two gallons into my brewpot; pasturize @ approximately 130F for 20 minutes to kill any bacteria that may be lingering but not cause the pectins to activate.
Then I intend to put this into one of my 6 gallon fermenting buckets, take the OG, pitch coopers ale yeast and let the magic happen.
My fermenting area stays between 60 and 70F.
I intend to do single fermentation and check it in two weeks with the hydrometer to be sure fermentation is done and then prime and bottle the way I would with any of my beer batches.
ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS? Any Suggestions? Any Ideas? Please let me know if you have thoughts!
I will keep all you posted on how this turns out!