Unhofliche_Gesundheit
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Hi All,
Can i get away with putting 20 L (edit actually 10L) (aprox 5 US gal: edit acutally 2.5 USG) of unpasturized apple juice in a 6 Gallon Glass Carboy with some nottingham yeast and some sugars to make hard cider, or do i have to add other things (Campden? Acid Blend? Pectic acid?, tannin?, yeast nutrient?) , and if so what is the minimum?
plan to carb in the bottle, maybe adding a little lactose and spices at bottling.
thanks -
details:
While picking milk at the discount grocery store this morning I saw fresh pressed apple juice at 1/2 price. So I grabbed 5 four litre (Correction! 2 Liter) jugs at 2$ each (10 liters/2.5 Gallons for 10$!) with idea to make hard cider. Problem is I know nothing about making cider and I dont have a lot of time to read the entire internet for this small, likely one time, cider making project. I'm sure the answers are here (In fact I have found every beer brewing question answered here with out the need to ever post) but in the case of cider i am in a hurry - not least as best before date on the apple juice is today!
If possible I would like to save a trip to the Local home made wine (and beer) store to buy things. Save time, save money, save cluttering up the place with more little plastic bottles of chemicals.
As for my back ground and equipment; I have done 44 batches of beer - extract & brew in a bag all grain, I am a cheapskate (example no keg, no wort cooler, etc) and this cider making is likely to not be repeated (unless more fresh pressed apple juice shows up half price ).
Can i get away with putting 20 L (edit actually 10L) (aprox 5 US gal: edit acutally 2.5 USG) of unpasturized apple juice in a 6 Gallon Glass Carboy with some nottingham yeast and some sugars to make hard cider, or do i have to add other things (Campden? Acid Blend? Pectic acid?, tannin?, yeast nutrient?) , and if so what is the minimum?
plan to carb in the bottle, maybe adding a little lactose and spices at bottling.
thanks -
details:
While picking milk at the discount grocery store this morning I saw fresh pressed apple juice at 1/2 price. So I grabbed 5 four litre (Correction! 2 Liter) jugs at 2$ each (10 liters/2.5 Gallons for 10$!) with idea to make hard cider. Problem is I know nothing about making cider and I dont have a lot of time to read the entire internet for this small, likely one time, cider making project. I'm sure the answers are here (In fact I have found every beer brewing question answered here with out the need to ever post) but in the case of cider i am in a hurry - not least as best before date on the apple juice is today!
If possible I would like to save a trip to the Local home made wine (and beer) store to buy things. Save time, save money, save cluttering up the place with more little plastic bottles of chemicals.
As for my back ground and equipment; I have done 44 batches of beer - extract & brew in a bag all grain, I am a cheapskate (example no keg, no wort cooler, etc) and this cider making is likely to not be repeated (unless more fresh pressed apple juice shows up half price ).