So, I am a first-time brewer, I have never really done this stuff but I have read a lot about it. I just want to make sure I am doing this right and if my cider is close to ready (I'm getting thirsty). Here is what I've done so far:
1) cooked 4gal. of Musselman cider with 2lbs of brown sugar.
2) put in fermenting bucket with Nottingham yeast
3) let sit for 8 days, then transferred to secondary
4) added 1tbl of vanilla extract, 1tsp of McCormick apple pie spices, 1/4tsp of ground clove, and put rum in my airlock
It has been sitting for a week now. I am curious if I have been doing the right things or if I have screwed up anywhere. Also, how close is it to done?
1) cooked 4gal. of Musselman cider with 2lbs of brown sugar.
2) put in fermenting bucket with Nottingham yeast
3) let sit for 8 days, then transferred to secondary
4) added 1tbl of vanilla extract, 1tsp of McCormick apple pie spices, 1/4tsp of ground clove, and put rum in my airlock
It has been sitting for a week now. I am curious if I have been doing the right things or if I have screwed up anywhere. Also, how close is it to done?