gyrfalcon
Well-Known Member
I tried to make some hard cider today. It's the first time I've tried to ferment anything so please be kind if I've done anything completely stupid.
I bought a 3 gallon carboy and ground a ton of apples down. After squeezing them, I ended up with a bit more than a gallon of cider. To that I added .6 lbs of brown sugar and .6 lbs of honey. It had a specific gravity of 1.10...
I wanted to fill up the carboy so I bought another gallon of pasteurized real apple juice and mixed a bit more brown sugar and honey until the entire batch had a specific gravity of 1.075
I mixed 1 pack of Muntons Active Brewing Yeast to it; threw in some cloves and cinnamon sticks.
Now it sits....
So can anyone give me some feedback?
[Edit] Image from Day 2
I bought a 3 gallon carboy and ground a ton of apples down. After squeezing them, I ended up with a bit more than a gallon of cider. To that I added .6 lbs of brown sugar and .6 lbs of honey. It had a specific gravity of 1.10...
I wanted to fill up the carboy so I bought another gallon of pasteurized real apple juice and mixed a bit more brown sugar and honey until the entire batch had a specific gravity of 1.075
I mixed 1 pack of Muntons Active Brewing Yeast to it; threw in some cloves and cinnamon sticks.
Now it sits....
So can anyone give me some feedback?
[Edit] Image from Day 2