Ranger04
New Member
This is more than likely make some of you cringe in your seat, please bare with me.
I started out this trying to make a low alcoholic type drink with apples. What I had in mind was cider of some sort. Here is what I did with materials list and numerical order of my process.
Materials:
Quart Jars (2)
Apples (3)
Sugar (About 2.5 cups/jar)
Bakers yeast (2 packs throughout the process)
Process
1. Clean jars (Steamed them out with hot water)
2. 3 Red delicious apples cut with apple corer
3. Sugar in jars with apples in the mix
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Right here is where I stopped the first time to let the apples ferment. I did not add any water or yeast to this and I let this set for 6 weeks. The apples immediately start to ferment in the jar after about a day. >> Fast forward 6 weeks I take and transfer the Syrup-like substance to a new jar.
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4. Added water and yeast to the syrup with more sugar
5. Fermented for 2 days ( I thought it was done )
6. Switched back to another clean jar and it didnt have anything other than a sweet smell.
7. Added more water and yeast and waited a day. The yeast fed and thats about it.
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It is in my freezer right now because I was wondering if it had any alcohol in it at all. To my luck, it has none, or maybe it is because it is in my deep freezer.
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What did I do wrong? I dont know the SG of it, mainly because I have none of those tools. Sorry if this seems long a drawn out. Thanks in advance for the help!
I started out this trying to make a low alcoholic type drink with apples. What I had in mind was cider of some sort. Here is what I did with materials list and numerical order of my process.
Materials:
Quart Jars (2)
Apples (3)
Sugar (About 2.5 cups/jar)
Bakers yeast (2 packs throughout the process)
Process
1. Clean jars (Steamed them out with hot water)
2. 3 Red delicious apples cut with apple corer
3. Sugar in jars with apples in the mix
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Right here is where I stopped the first time to let the apples ferment. I did not add any water or yeast to this and I let this set for 6 weeks. The apples immediately start to ferment in the jar after about a day. >> Fast forward 6 weeks I take and transfer the Syrup-like substance to a new jar.
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4. Added water and yeast to the syrup with more sugar
5. Fermented for 2 days ( I thought it was done )
6. Switched back to another clean jar and it didnt have anything other than a sweet smell.
7. Added more water and yeast and waited a day. The yeast fed and thats about it.
---
It is in my freezer right now because I was wondering if it had any alcohol in it at all. To my luck, it has none, or maybe it is because it is in my deep freezer.
---
What did I do wrong? I dont know the SG of it, mainly because I have none of those tools. Sorry if this seems long a drawn out. Thanks in advance for the help!