Last Saturday I put together 5 gallons of what I think will be a powerful honey cider:
3 Gallons of Wal-Mart Brand Apple Juice
1 Gallon Spring Water
3 Lbs Clover Honey
1 Lb Dextrose Corn Sugar
Packet of Red Star Champagne Yeast
I dissolved the honey and dextrose in a gallon of tap water after boiling it and threw it all together in a clean primary with the yeast. It started bubbling the next morning and was at a rolling boil through Tuesday night. It has now slowed to about 25 bubbles/minute and keeps chuggin' along.
Questions:
Cider? Cyser? Mead? What will this likely turn into?
I know whatever it is it will likely be pretty dry.
How long will the fermentation last normally? Will this ferment for a month?
Effect of aging on a thing like this? Priming/Bottle Flat?
3 Gallons of Wal-Mart Brand Apple Juice
1 Gallon Spring Water
3 Lbs Clover Honey
1 Lb Dextrose Corn Sugar
Packet of Red Star Champagne Yeast
I dissolved the honey and dextrose in a gallon of tap water after boiling it and threw it all together in a clean primary with the yeast. It started bubbling the next morning and was at a rolling boil through Tuesday night. It has now slowed to about 25 bubbles/minute and keeps chuggin' along.
Questions:
Cider? Cyser? Mead? What will this likely turn into?
I know whatever it is it will likely be pretty dry.
How long will the fermentation last normally? Will this ferment for a month?
Effect of aging on a thing like this? Priming/Bottle Flat?