Search results

Just thought I would share that I had 5-one gallon batches that had incomplete fermentation using WYEAST 3056. OG: 1.055, FG: 1.023 - 1.028. I did the swirl, could not get fermentation going. Batches were honey, molasses, light brown sugar, straight up, and added tannin. All had...

I want to store hard cider long-term. Most of which will be carbonated. My question for the community is, how long will corks from a LHBS last? I see mix reviews, but it sounds like 3-years. After that point you need to re-cork. To me this seems like a total hassle. I'm looking at any...

I wanted to ask the forum if they had a similar experience using honey. I was using Wyeast 3056, Whole foods 365 Organic Apple Juice, and I added 131g of clover honey (1 gallon batch). I noticed two things I wanted to confirm. 1. The honey batch tasted absolutely terrible when young...

Thinking about stove top pasteurizing in a large pot at around 155 degrees, then letting it cool and putting the hard cider back into a carboy. Topping it off with juice and backsweetening, putting back on airlock to confirm no activity, letting yeast fall out, then kegging and carbing and...

For my 7th batch, I will be making hard cider using White Labs English Cider Yeast WLP775. I picked up 10-3 quarts "Santa Cruz Organic Apple Juice." I mainly did this for 3 quart carboys (for my 1 gallon batches to have secondaries). This batch I added yeast nutrients, and it had an OG of...

I've started another 5-1 gallon batches. These five are 365 Organic Apple Juice" (1.047 OG) with Wyeast 3056 - Bavarian Wheat Beer Yeast (Controlled base) with the following changes. 1. Controlled Base, Added Light Brown Sugar to approximately 1.057 OG (same as batch #1) 2. Controlled Base...

I am looking to make carbonated hard cider and store it for the long term (5+ years). For all intents and purposes, cider is wine, and I believe that it can age just as well. I want to remove all of the long-term hurdles and allow the cider to age as best as possible. I have a few questions that...

Just curious, When does everyone "flavor" their cider? I plan on making a raspberry apple cider, but I initially read that adding it to a primary fermentation vessel would cause a massive loss in flavor, so I decided I would toss it into my secondary. I bought some raspberry puree from...

I decided to take the plunge and give cider making a try. After grabbing some supplies from midwestsupplies, I picked up the cheapest apple juice (without preservatives) I could find, which was $1.49 for a half gallon. I also grabbed some apple juice concentrate for back-sweeting and...