Recent content by CJohnson27

There is more of a faint taste of apple. I get more of a bitter than anything. The fiance thought it was decent, surprisingly. I thought it was awful lol It was really cloudy and not clear. I am assuming the longer it sits in secondary it will clear up?

Progress update: We transferred to the secondary last night. I added some campden tablets and potassium sorbate that I did not realize I purchased so I could backsweeten without restarting fermenting again. Definitely has the smell of Angry Orchard but is not as clear as I hoped and the taste...

I get the sugar instead of carbonation drops. I understand the concept that adding the sugar makes the carbonation. So if I'm adding concentrate before going into the secondary fermentor won't it burn off by the time I bottle it? Or will I have to add sugar again?

Wow that pressure bottle with gauge is genius! Are those parts I can just find around town? or do I need to order them online? So I think my plan will be.... On Sunday it will have fermented two weeks. I plan on putting it in a secondary and tasting. I will backsweeten with concentrate at...

So you sweeten after it clears in the secondary and goes to the third. Doesn't that reactivate the yeast? I don't want the artificial taste and am also lactose intolerant. And so do you put a drop in a soda bottle and periodically check it? Then pasteurize when has a good carbonation?

Good Afternoon Everyone, I am new to the site and from all of my digging I cannot seem to find my answer! So I figured I would ask and get educated! I started a batch of cider a week ago. We are doing 5 gallons of Simply Apple with a Can of concentrate. I used a cider yeast. It is a...