Recent content by jrgauthier

The ec1118 dries the crap out of it. It will almost smell like champagne. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

How did you get it so clear? Mine is fairly cloudy Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

I gotcha. Yeah mine has a very champagne-y taste. I added a bit of the Apple cider back into the fermented batch and it definitely taste better now. I'm going to let the other 4 gallons sit longer in a dark closet. I only jacked one gallon and got about 750ml at about 18% abv Sent from my...

So letting it sit allows that dryness to mellow? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

I used EC 1118 and it really dried the crap out of the cider. I was reading on some other forums, I may have to back sweeten it Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

Sunyjim, what type of yeast did you use? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

I have made a hard cider that I'm working on jacking right now. I did- 5 gallons of cider 1 lb of brown sugar (light) 2 lb of turbinado 1 pack of champagne yeast I got it to I think around 7.5 abv before freezing. I'm experimenting now with one gallon by freezing it. After I finish freezing...

How many bottlesd that one batch make you? I'm about to do your recipe tomorrow Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

Drinking in moderation is all I do. I'm not a fan of getting wasted because I hate the days after. I'm looking to make something smooth and delicious that's all. Mindenman, what is a good temperature for fermentation? One of my friends said somewhere around 62 to 66? Does that sound about right...

What would be the recipe if I wanted to do 1 gallon of juice? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Home Brew mobile app

I'm interested in making the apple jack using the freezing method. Anyone have a quick and easy recipe to make the apple jack from scratch? WITHOUT doing any cooking and fermenting only