SoCalPlumber
Well-Known Member
I'm a self employed plumber just turned 65 and finally making my own drink.
10 days ago I started 1 gallon of Apple Wine. Very basic using 100% juice from concentrate, champagne yeast - Lalvin EC 1118 and cane table sugar. Just a plastic jug with the lid backed off to allow the gases to escape. First of hopefully many to come.
5 days ago I started 1.4 gallons of hard cider using an ounce of the fermenting wine for the already active yeast and no extra sugar. Going for a 5 +/- ABV.
I'm keeping everything in the garage and the past few days, nights and mornings really have been about 40F but this morning when I checked the wine was bubbling doing well but the cider was finally bubbing and foamy on top. I understand with the lower temps it will take a bit longer than 5 or so days but really getting excited as I may just have some hard cider next weekend.
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I had no idea how easy fermentating fruit was until I made some hot sauce from peppers I grew this past year. Not the same type of frrmenting I know but this is no more difficult.
Here's mud in your eye
10 days ago I started 1 gallon of Apple Wine. Very basic using 100% juice from concentrate, champagne yeast - Lalvin EC 1118 and cane table sugar. Just a plastic jug with the lid backed off to allow the gases to escape. First of hopefully many to come.
5 days ago I started 1.4 gallons of hard cider using an ounce of the fermenting wine for the already active yeast and no extra sugar. Going for a 5 +/- ABV.
I'm keeping everything in the garage and the past few days, nights and mornings really have been about 40F but this morning when I checked the wine was bubbling doing well but the cider was finally bubbing and foamy on top. I understand with the lower temps it will take a bit longer than 5 or so days but really getting excited as I may just have some hard cider next weekend.
.
I had no idea how easy fermentating fruit was until I made some hot sauce from peppers I grew this past year. Not the same type of frrmenting I know but this is no more difficult.
Here's mud in your eye
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