Ok..I've been looking for some time with the search function and haven't been able to figure out what I am looking for. My brain is pretty much fried from having a new baby in the house, so I'm sure it's there but I just can't find it.
Do I need to cold crash if what I'm looking for is still, dry cider?
I'm planning on using something like 5 gallons of pasteurized juice, a couple of pounds of cane sugar, maybe a can or two of apple juice concentrate, and a packet of Cooper's yeast.
Can I just do this like beer, minus the bottle carbing? IE, ferment, take hydrometer readings till it's ceased, bottle and age? I'm afraid of exploding bottles, and I'm afraid of undrinkable cider. Otherwise, I'll be good with however it turns out.
Do I need to cold crash if what I'm looking for is still, dry cider?
I'm planning on using something like 5 gallons of pasteurized juice, a couple of pounds of cane sugar, maybe a can or two of apple juice concentrate, and a packet of Cooper's yeast.
Can I just do this like beer, minus the bottle carbing? IE, ferment, take hydrometer readings till it's ceased, bottle and age? I'm afraid of exploding bottles, and I'm afraid of undrinkable cider. Otherwise, I'll be good with however it turns out.