Quick sugar question

[cory11]

I plan on making some apfelwein this weekend and don't have any corn sugar. Is there an acceptable substitute? I don't live near a homebrew store, so that's not really an option. I'm sure it's been answered here before, but I couldn't find it.
Cheers!

 

[NineMilBill]

Some people use granulated sugar, some brown sugar. It all works.

 

[kewlio250]

I plan on making some apfelwein this weekend and don't have any corn sugar. Is there an acceptable substitute? I don't live near a homebrew store, so that's not really an option. I'm sure it's been answered here before, but I couldn't find it.
Cheers!

white sugar heated in a bit of apple juice/cider to convert disaccharides to monosaccharides should do the trick

 

[ChshreCat]

I used fructose because I got it cheap from the hippy store. You could also use honey and make a cyser-ish apfelwein.

 

[cory11]

I think I'm going to go with the honey. 4lbs seem good?

 

[MasterPintsman]

How big is your batch going to be?

 

[cory11]

5 gallons

 

[Pickled_Pepper]

I think 4lbs should be enough depending on how strong you want it to be. I would add it and then take a gravity reading to see where you are. You can always add more honey to the next batch or to your secondary on this one if you want higher alcohol.

 

[cory11]

Update: I used 4 pounds of honey with the 5 gallons of apple juice. It's been in the fermenter since April 18th. OG was 1.070 and today when I racked it, it was at 1,012. So that puts it at about 7.6abv. Very clear. Still going to let it sit for a few months, but right now it has a vinegary apple juice taste. Hoping this tones down a lot over the next couple months. We'll see!!