Hi,
I'm new to brewing and I started a basic cider tonight as my first attempt.
At the moment I've got 3 litres of apple juice that started out with a specific gravity of about 1.050 in a glass demijohn.
I'm going to wait about 48 hours before adding another 1.5 litres to it so that it wouldn't overflow on me.
When I'm adding the 1.5L, will it have any bad effects if I just pour it in though a funnel? Or do I have to submerge a hose in the current batch so that there isn't any splashing etc.?
Also, the yeast I have is Young's cider yeast in a 5g packet. It says its good for up to 23 litres. I added the whole packet of yeast to the 1 gallon demijohn.
Is that too much yeast? Or does the amount not matter as long as its enough?
I'm making a batch of Magnum pear cider and Coopers australian lager in a 33 litre fermenter next, so I want to iron out the kinks and get a bit of practice before I do them
Thanks in advance.
I'm new to brewing and I started a basic cider tonight as my first attempt.
At the moment I've got 3 litres of apple juice that started out with a specific gravity of about 1.050 in a glass demijohn.
I'm going to wait about 48 hours before adding another 1.5 litres to it so that it wouldn't overflow on me.
When I'm adding the 1.5L, will it have any bad effects if I just pour it in though a funnel? Or do I have to submerge a hose in the current batch so that there isn't any splashing etc.?
Also, the yeast I have is Young's cider yeast in a 5g packet. It says its good for up to 23 litres. I added the whole packet of yeast to the 1 gallon demijohn.
Is that too much yeast? Or does the amount not matter as long as its enough?
I'm making a batch of Magnum pear cider and Coopers australian lager in a 33 litre fermenter next, so I want to iron out the kinks and get a bit of practice before I do them
Thanks in advance.