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https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/ I am trying to make a 5 gallon batch of this, but would like to know what yeast would be okay. I have redstar champagne yeast that I would like to use up, but only if it will yield a tastey hard lemonade. Will the champagne yeast work okay...

Awesome idea! Bread yeast seems much cheaper than yeast nutrient.... Maybe I'll just do that. Also will champagne yeast be fine with this, or would it be beneficial to get something better.

Thanks guys. I did back sweeten and I did pasteurize immediately. Hopefully everything goes okay :)

Why bread yeast over champagne yeast? Doesn't bread yeast tend to leave a bad taste?

Also, can I use a bucket or should I use a carboy?

Thanks guys I might try yoopers then... Would it hurt to use the yeast mentioned above? Also, do I need yeast nutrient and energizer? Don't have any atm :( and want to do something with the extra champagne yeast I have. Thanks.

Just finished my first batch of cider, with much help from the forums :). I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a good hard lemonade recipe. This seems to be the most popular: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/good-hard-lemonade-27966/ but it doesn't give much detail for a...

okay I will pasteurize the same day then. I have a spray bottle for that purpose. I was just afraid I might not spray it well enough and miss contact on some parts. I think I will buy one of those vinators for next time, but I need a temp solution before then. Thanks for your help.

If I am not carbonating my beverage, can I pasteurize immediately after bottling? Or does it help the taste to let it sit for a week and then stove top pasteurize? Edit: Also, what is the best way to sanitize bottles, without that spray tool that most people use. Can I just fill it with...

Yeah I have read that multiple times around the forums. Not really sure why I threw that in my description :drunk:. Thanks though :)

It is a still cider(I added 5 campden tablets). So can I pasteurize right away or should I still wait a little?

How did this end up turning out? I have near unlimited oranges and nothing to do with them :). Thanks.

Thanks for the help guys. Think we got it figured out :)

So sorry to waste your time guys :(. I was just thinking about it, and it was 1.000 plus 3 ticks so about 1.007 I think, not 1.030. So I actually overshot it. I guess I will have a higher alcohal content now... Do you think it will be okay? Should I sweeten it more because of this? Thanks.

Okay I am all setup and ready to move to secondary. When Checked my final gravity it was not where it should have been. I am following this recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/caramel-apple-hard-cider-292770/ The recipe makers OG was 1.064. Mine was 1.050. He says it is supposed to drop...

Okay thanks. 2. I don't have one of those gizmos, so what is the easiest way to ensure they are properly sanitized for now? How long does it take for the star san to dry up? 3. Yeah I think it is supposed to be sweet, but that was all before fermentation, I haven't taken a final reading (or...

Hello, I just have a few questions before I transfer my cider to secondary and bottle a few days later... 1. I have heard you can use starsan in a spray bottle, How do you get the inside of things with just a spray bottle? 2. I see that some people recommend cleaning and sanitizing in the...

Haha this makes sense... I was so confused as to why there would be yeast nutrient in easy clean. Anyway, that little bit of residue from easy clean shouldn't hurt my cider right?

Okay so after oxyclean bath and rinsing with starsan I will be fine? Shouldn't I run some extra water through after the oxyclean to ensure it all leaves?

Thank You!