corn sugar/apfelwein?

[benharper13]

So I am making a 15 gallon batch of apfelwein. I have a few large bags of opened corn sugar. Do I need to boil the sugar to sanitize if so how? Put Apple juice in pan and boil?

 

[Yooper]

I wouldn't boil apple juice. You'll set the pectin (think apple jelly). I've never boiled sugar for wine or cider.

 

[ultravista]

greatgoogilymoogily, what are you going to do with 15 gallons of apfelwein?

 

[viking73]

I'd drink it personally, and I'd give some away of course. Good booze is always better shared!

Just boil some water and add the sugar to that, add when cool.

 

[benharper13]

had an extra 15 gallon keg laying around thought what better to make

 

[strat_thru_marshall]

dont boil your sugar, it will be fine.

bacteria and other nasties have a hard time making a home on pure sugar...it's bad for their cell walls and they dont tend to survive long. Thats why you can leave a bag of sugar in the pantry for 5 years and not have it go bad...

 

[johnnyspade]

If you're just fermenting the apple juice/cider now, there's no need to add any additional sugar. There's enough sugar in the apple as it is.

If you're bottling, boil some water and add some corn sugar to it to disolve, corn sugar quantities dependant on how carbonated you want it.

 

[benharper13]

You need to read ed's apfelwein thread on here its a very popular drink

 

[veritas524]

you need to read ed's apfelwein thread on here its a very popular drink

+1

 

[Ace_Club]

Definitely no need to boil the sugar. Just add it to the apple juice, shake to dissolve, and ferment away!