Slobberchops
Active Member
Hi there,
I have a dozen or so batches of homebrew under my belt, and am about to try my 1st batch of cider and have a couple of questions for those more accomplished than me. I am considering adding 4 lbs of brown sugar to 5 gallons of cider, but wanted to ask, should I boil the brown sugar in water before adding to the cider? Presumably I pitch my yeast after adding the brown sugar and aerate?
Here's the other details of my plan...would appreciate any other thoughts:
- 5 gallons of unpasteurized cider from a local orchard (I'll buy tomorrow - not sure yet on the apple varieties)
- WLP775 English Cider Yeast
- After reading a bunch on the topic, decided NOT to add campden
- 4 lbs brown sugar
- leave it in a plastic primary fermenter until it's done (no bubbling, steady SG)
- prime with about 4oz of cane sugar; bottle in glass bottles
Thanks!
I have a dozen or so batches of homebrew under my belt, and am about to try my 1st batch of cider and have a couple of questions for those more accomplished than me. I am considering adding 4 lbs of brown sugar to 5 gallons of cider, but wanted to ask, should I boil the brown sugar in water before adding to the cider? Presumably I pitch my yeast after adding the brown sugar and aerate?
Here's the other details of my plan...would appreciate any other thoughts:
- 5 gallons of unpasteurized cider from a local orchard (I'll buy tomorrow - not sure yet on the apple varieties)
- WLP775 English Cider Yeast
- After reading a bunch on the topic, decided NOT to add campden
- 4 lbs brown sugar
- leave it in a plastic primary fermenter until it's done (no bubbling, steady SG)
- prime with about 4oz of cane sugar; bottle in glass bottles
Thanks!