TadhgODalaigh1990
New Member
Hi all,
I have just joined today. I am a student teacher from Ireland on my summer break, i was away most of the summer but have returned home and am penniless and fairly idle until college begins again. So I decided to try some crude hard brewing based on some very simple cheap recipes I came across.
I put together a cider mix in a gallon plastic bottle (with bread yeast, only thing that was available in my town) and also some dandelion wine (also with bread yeast) in two glass wine bottles.
I used balloons to make the wine airtight then when I heard a hiss coming from the top of my cider bottle (which was sealed only with its original cap) I replaced the top with a balloon. The balloon began to fill with gas fairly quickly. I have attached three pictures in cronological order to show the process.
Anyway as is the nature of an amateur recipe, both recipes neglected on several fronts. Long story short, I am unsure whether the various bottles of my lil brewery should be airtight or not. Is airtightness a necessity or does the must need to do a little breathing?
Should I be fearful of explosions or crappy results? I'm not expecting professional standard produce, I'm mainly just practicing and experimenting.
Please share any thoughts.
Thanks
Tim
the balloon atop the cider is filling slowly but surely and im afraid it might burst and stop the process.
I have just joined today. I am a student teacher from Ireland on my summer break, i was away most of the summer but have returned home and am penniless and fairly idle until college begins again. So I decided to try some crude hard brewing based on some very simple cheap recipes I came across.
I put together a cider mix in a gallon plastic bottle (with bread yeast, only thing that was available in my town) and also some dandelion wine (also with bread yeast) in two glass wine bottles.
I used balloons to make the wine airtight then when I heard a hiss coming from the top of my cider bottle (which was sealed only with its original cap) I replaced the top with a balloon. The balloon began to fill with gas fairly quickly. I have attached three pictures in cronological order to show the process.
Anyway as is the nature of an amateur recipe, both recipes neglected on several fronts. Long story short, I am unsure whether the various bottles of my lil brewery should be airtight or not. Is airtightness a necessity or does the must need to do a little breathing?
Should I be fearful of explosions or crappy results? I'm not expecting professional standard produce, I'm mainly just practicing and experimenting.
Please share any thoughts.
Thanks
Tim
the balloon atop the cider is filling slowly but surely and im afraid it might burst and stop the process.