Ivypunx
Well-Known Member
I have never done a batch and my wife loves hard cider. I have been brewing for a while and I want to try it out. What are the basics to getting a batch. Do you mash the apples, I just need to know the process
Search for EdWort's Apfelwein... And make two batches! You're future self will thank you for it.
Oh and to answer your question, use a fruit masher and then bring the juice to above 160f. I'd bring it up to about 190 and let it sit for a few minutes. Pasteurization happens instantly at 160 , but just to be safe bring it up a little higher to make sure it's thorough. If you boil your juices then you'll have a cloudy product, I'm not a rocket surgeon or anything, but if memory serves me correctly it has something to do with the pectic enzymes coagulating.
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