Hello all,
So I have my first batch of hard cider fermenting as we speak. It was definitely easier then the porter we started last week but we still came into some minor difficulties, mostly on what exactly needed to be done. While looking over forums and websites I got a lot of different answers on how to start a cider with juice I bought from a local orchard that was flash pasteurized.
We went to the local brew supplier and they said add yeast nutrience, pectic enzyme, campden tablets, sugar, and yeast. Though we decided to not add the campden tabs and after doing the hydrometer (that had a reading of 1.050) we didn't add sugar.
Obviously, we're completely new to this. Does anyone have any ideas on what could have done better?
So I have my first batch of hard cider fermenting as we speak. It was definitely easier then the porter we started last week but we still came into some minor difficulties, mostly on what exactly needed to be done. While looking over forums and websites I got a lot of different answers on how to start a cider with juice I bought from a local orchard that was flash pasteurized.
We went to the local brew supplier and they said add yeast nutrience, pectic enzyme, campden tablets, sugar, and yeast. Though we decided to not add the campden tabs and after doing the hydrometer (that had a reading of 1.050) we didn't add sugar.
Obviously, we're completely new to this. Does anyone have any ideas on what could have done better?