Recent content by Pruno151

It's not my house, that's for sure. Does it really matter when we're talking cider?

Which part? The quantity of alcohol after only 3.5 days? I'm as shocked as you are. Temps have been high though (25-35C, maybe peaking at 45C some arvos)

Day 3.5 update. Decided to taste test - estimated alcohol content between 10 and 15% after only 3.5 days (how is this possible guys?!). This is mainly down to the smell - it has a similar alcoholic smell of cheap white wine and you can taste strong amounts of alcohol along side a relatively...

Day 3 update. Considering drinking one of the two 3 litres on Day 4 as it's been a long time between drinks. I've got some softdrink bottles ready for racking and I'll be immediately putting them in the freezer to stop fermentation (until they're quite cold - maybe 60 minutes). What...

Good advice. I am getting tired of burping it constantly.

One question - rather than burping by unscrewing the plastic lid every 2 to 3 hours, could I just leave the plastic lid slightly screwed on? This way it would allow some air out. Because it should maintain a positive pressure inside I shouldn't get any air (+ contaniments) coming in right...

I'll be in this boat in a few more days :mug: Hopefully 'sour and nasty' still meant it was drinkable. Seat of the pants alcoholic content after 6 days?

Here's some attachments. Just did another burp - lots of activity :D

G'day everyone, thought I'd share my brew, as it's not the usual pro-setups that I see everyone talking about. I've got a week in a halfway house with a bit of time to kill so I decided to make a hard cider. You can probably work out the issue - one week isn't much time. Anyway, what I...