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  1. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    Great tasting rundown CV, sounds like another successful night. Update on my cider, have bottled it today! Took over 3 weeks to ferment. Ended up cold crashing at 1.014 for 48hrs, then racked and left for another 6 days. Fermentation appears to have pretty much stopped, can see an occasional...
  2. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    CV, thanks again for the info. I do know that the orchards in this area tend to particularly focus on being organic as much as possible, so you may well be right, they might not introduce many fertilizers etc I'll provide another update later, purely out of interest of how this particular juice...
  3. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    Quick update - day 9, and now at 1.038, so fermentation is continuing, albiet slowly. Taste-wise, still very sweet but can now start tasting the very slight apple 'tang' introduced from the fermentation. Lovely fresh apple aroma and flavour. So I'm assuming unless I have a complete halt in...
  4. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    Quick update on my batches (as per info in posts above). Added sugar and got the juice initially up to 1.065 5 1/2 days now into fermentation (S04, at a steady 68 degrees), and just took a sample and reading. Very sweet still, and suprisingly to me, only at 1.050, I had expected it to progess a...
  5. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    Just for further detail to my post above: Went down to the local Orchard today to pick up my juice (15 gallons, unpasteurized). The guys actually did a mix for me (not just Gala's as first thought), not sure of the %'s, but they did Pink Lady, Gala and some Grannies too. Initial gravity is...
  6. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    CV, thanks very much for the reply, appreciate it. Yes, i'm waaaaay down south, in the southern most part of Australia in fact. I've just dropped the orchard an email to ask about whether they'll be pressing multiple varieties soon, as last year I got Gala and Pink Lady. With the Cold Crash, as...
  7. hankyba

    Results from juice, yeast and sugar experiments

    Hi All, Fantastic thread of information!! Couple of questions if I may: 1. My local orchard is pressing new season apples now, so will head down and grab a few gallons. Only thing is they only have Galas at the moment, would Galas alone (ie no other varieties) make a good cider? 2. CV, in...
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