Hey guys, I've spent the last few nights on youtube and here on the site checking out a bunch of info on Hard Cider. I normally brew AG but enjoy a good cider on occasion so I thought I would try making my own. Anyways, onto the noob questions.
#1. Straight up. Can I buy say 4L of Cider(no preservatives), toss in some ale yeast, put on a stopper and leave it for a month in my closet and haveit taste good?
#2. How do I bottle carbonate this stuff. From what I've read you can't reactivate the yearst like beer. Or if you could find the link on the forums I will check that out.
#3. What happens if you use an apple juice with preservatives(just curious)
#4. Without adding concentrate or brown sugar/white sugar can I still get between 3-5%?
I don't plan on making a lot of this stuff, just about 1Gallon to try it out. Thanks for all the comments to come. Cheers.
#1. Straight up. Can I buy say 4L of Cider(no preservatives), toss in some ale yeast, put on a stopper and leave it for a month in my closet and haveit taste good?
#2. How do I bottle carbonate this stuff. From what I've read you can't reactivate the yearst like beer. Or if you could find the link on the forums I will check that out.
#3. What happens if you use an apple juice with preservatives(just curious)
#4. Without adding concentrate or brown sugar/white sugar can I still get between 3-5%?
I don't plan on making a lot of this stuff, just about 1Gallon to try it out. Thanks for all the comments to come. Cheers.