Okay so this year I decided to give a little bit of cider a try.
Going across the back row. then the two in front
1 - 5 gallons fresh pressed cider
2 lbs dark brown sugar
Pitch Wyeast Cider Yeast (4766) on 10/27
2 - 5 gallons fresh pressed cider
2 lbs light brown sugar
Pitch Wyeast Cider Yeast (4766) on 10/27
3 - 5 gallons fresh pressed cider
Pitch Wyeast Belgian Ardennes (3522) on 10/27
4 - 1 gallon of batch 3 racked onto 10oz of mangos and 1/2lb brown sugar
5 - 1 gallon of batch 3 racked onto 10oz of raspberries and 1/4lb brown sugar
Im trying to get something ready for thanksgiving if possible but I know the majority of the people believe you must age out ciders with high OGs to mellow out the harshness of the high alcohol content. I think my best candidate for trying to get something together by thanksgiving would be the 3 gallons left from batch number three. OG was 1.06 as of saturday it was down to 1.016 when i racked it off, But it still does show little activity in the secondary. do you think if I back sweetened a bit and bottled it tomorrow (11/13) and let it carbonate until (11/20). then pasteurized it would i have anything even remotely drinkable by 11/22?
I also have a corny keg with CO2 tank if that opens up a more viable option.
More then welcome to add more photos upon requests.
Going across the back row. then the two in front
1 - 5 gallons fresh pressed cider
2 lbs dark brown sugar
Pitch Wyeast Cider Yeast (4766) on 10/27
2 - 5 gallons fresh pressed cider
2 lbs light brown sugar
Pitch Wyeast Cider Yeast (4766) on 10/27
3 - 5 gallons fresh pressed cider
Pitch Wyeast Belgian Ardennes (3522) on 10/27
4 - 1 gallon of batch 3 racked onto 10oz of mangos and 1/2lb brown sugar
5 - 1 gallon of batch 3 racked onto 10oz of raspberries and 1/4lb brown sugar
Im trying to get something ready for thanksgiving if possible but I know the majority of the people believe you must age out ciders with high OGs to mellow out the harshness of the high alcohol content. I think my best candidate for trying to get something together by thanksgiving would be the 3 gallons left from batch number three. OG was 1.06 as of saturday it was down to 1.016 when i racked it off, But it still does show little activity in the secondary. do you think if I back sweetened a bit and bottled it tomorrow (11/13) and let it carbonate until (11/20). then pasteurized it would i have anything even remotely drinkable by 11/22?
I also have a corny keg with CO2 tank if that opens up a more viable option.
More then welcome to add more photos upon requests.