frankdontsurf
Active Member
- Joined
- May 12, 2014
- Messages
- 39
- Reaction score
- 5
Best yeast options?
I have a 3 gallon carboy. How should I adjust the recipe. I am also using Nottingham yeast. Will that be ok for this recipe?5 gals of tree top apple juice (sometimes Motts if the store is out of tree top)
10 LBS table sugar (wal mart brand cheap stuff)
1 packet Lalvin EC-1118 yeast
1 tablespoon yeast nutrient (wyeast beer nutrient blend)
No rocket science here, just dump everything in the carboy and let the champagne yeast do it's thing.Primary till all bubbling of the air lock stops then wait a week.After the week is up rack to 2ndary (optional)
I used "super-kleer K.C."{kieselsol-chitosan} in 2ndary (optional) to clear the cider and the stuff is amazing.Cold crash in the freezer for an hour and bottle.
Do not attempt to drive,operate heavy machinery,or anything requiring coordination or basic motor skills after drinking this.
Cheers.
I have a 3 gallon carboy. How should I adjust the recipe. I am also using Nottingham yeast. Will that be ok for this recipe?
Paps!
I'm now out of fresh pressed juice
When you say tree top juice - do you mean the clear or more naturally cloudy ones? We don't have tree top here but have Mott's. (If it even makes a difference).
About to rack over to secondary my last batch tonight. It's at .998 and going to be deadly. Thinking a little cinnamon would be great. Have you tried a touch of apple pie spice or cardemon (strong stuff so a do mean a touch). Is using dry spices doing to be a problem? I suppose a spiced tea of them may be a better addition.....
Thanks!
Best yeast options?
I have a 3 gallon carboy. How should I adjust the recipe. I am also using Nottingham yeast. Will that be ok for this recipe?
"Tree Top" is a namebrand of juice like Coke or Pepsi are of sodas.
I get the pre-cleared ones.
I preffer Tree Top to Motts if just making the `regular` cider but if doing a secondary for flavorings preffer the Motts as it lets the flavoring shine through better.
Once, i tried using cinnamon that was powdered. It did not go well. It clumped together in the cider and looked like algae floating around in the bottles so i had to strain them out and re-bottle. I only use stick cinnamon now. Usually a stick per gallon but never less than 3 for a 5 gallon batch. Sinse i keg now i'll just toss them into the keg before racking and just let the cider sit on them until it is all consumed.
I'm 3 weeks in and was going to transfer to secondary since the bubbles have stopped for ~ a week but decided to wait a week or so longer before I move it (really wanted to see if I could pull off 2L for some Thanksgiving celebration). I checked the SG and it's at 1.010. Tasted the sample and it was really good but the aftertaste was very "hot".
Another week or two in primary, move to secondary with some cinnamon sticks, and should be good to go!
2.5 gallons of juice, 5lbs of sugar, lots of folks seem to be using Nottingham for a sweeter cider.
I do NOT reccomend Nottingham yeast for this particular cider recipe.
This recipe has a LOT of added sugar, even the champagne yeast (ec-1118) cannot convert all of it into alcohol and leaves a "dessert wine" like sweetnes. Some find it too sweet as is. Nottingham would convert even less sugars and just leave it too sugary. I'm not saying that Notty is bad, many people have used it for ciders with great results. Just not the best yeast for this exact recipe.
Let your Notty ferment for 2-3 weeks.
Then add some yeast nutrient and a packet of EC-1118.
Let that work for another 2-3 weeks.
Thanks, Do you think I could use the 2 lbs of sugar to 1 gal of cream soda ratio
Yes you can put new juice onto a yeast cake.
You may however still have a short lag time.
Remember, a yeast cake is the yeast that went dormant.
It takes a bit for them to wake back up.
Paps...did you add Kenya
Paps how long does carbination take in your recipe if bottling?
Just a visual of what Pappys recipe uses (with a twist, i prefer some brown sugar). It makes a great high abv sweet wine and it just happens to make a great starter for applejack!
Just started purchasing items for my keg setup, very excited to keg this recipe!
Enter your email address to join: