Hey All-
Reading on HBT has gotten me interested in cider, so I figured I would give it a try. Picked up 5 gallons unpasturized apple juice from "apple a day Ratzlaff ranch" in Sebastopol while I was out there this morning. $7 each jug, and I was shocked to find the SG of the juice alone was 1.062. I had bought some local honey to put in, but I wanted something with an alochol level that wouldn't blow me away. The juice itself is actually quite dark, perhaps a little more brown than a pete's wicked ale. I pitched some nottingham dry yeast, used 1/2 tsp of wyeast yeast nutrient, and away we go.....
I'll post up what it tastes like as it goes, wish me luck!
Reading on HBT has gotten me interested in cider, so I figured I would give it a try. Picked up 5 gallons unpasturized apple juice from "apple a day Ratzlaff ranch" in Sebastopol while I was out there this morning. $7 each jug, and I was shocked to find the SG of the juice alone was 1.062. I had bought some local honey to put in, but I wanted something with an alochol level that wouldn't blow me away. The juice itself is actually quite dark, perhaps a little more brown than a pete's wicked ale. I pitched some nottingham dry yeast, used 1/2 tsp of wyeast yeast nutrient, and away we go.....
I'll post up what it tastes like as it goes, wish me luck!