Pogue_Mahone
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So I have finally gotten my first batch going. I have three large apple trees in my back yard, and this year I rented a cider press, bought a bunch of brewing equipment (I plan to brew Gluten Free beer too!) and finally made it happen.
I don't know the variety of Apples, except that there look and taste kind of like a pink lady or a fuji. Here is the recipe I used:
5.5-6 Gallons Raw cider straight from the orchard (no preservatives),
5 campden pills (let sit overnight)
2 lb lt brwn sugar, (mix w/2qt H2O, boil for 20 min)
Mix
pitch yeast (LALVIN 71B-1122)
Adapted to my needs, but the original is here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/easy-good-cider-recipe-newbie-125107/index2.html
Cider in the fermenter
I added the sugar then took my sample and got a OG of 1.073
I have it in a dark room that ranges from 58-63*. I realized too late on the yeast package it says to mix with 2oz of water 104*-109*. I just dumped it in and stirred a bit. After a bit of reading it seems this shouldn't matter.
I've definitely gotten the bug. I'm excited.
I don't know the variety of Apples, except that there look and taste kind of like a pink lady or a fuji. Here is the recipe I used:
5.5-6 Gallons Raw cider straight from the orchard (no preservatives),
5 campden pills (let sit overnight)
2 lb lt brwn sugar, (mix w/2qt H2O, boil for 20 min)
Mix
pitch yeast (LALVIN 71B-1122)
Adapted to my needs, but the original is here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/easy-good-cider-recipe-newbie-125107/index2.html
Cider in the fermenter
I added the sugar then took my sample and got a OG of 1.073
I have it in a dark room that ranges from 58-63*. I realized too late on the yeast package it says to mix with 2oz of water 104*-109*. I just dumped it in and stirred a bit. After a bit of reading it seems this shouldn't matter.
I've definitely gotten the bug. I'm excited.