Making some Apfelwein and wanted to get some opinions, the correct yeast from Edwort's Apfelwein recipe is on the way but wanted to try some of this sooner and I had all but the apple juice already.
Steps:
I drilled 3 holes in a small plastic container to use as an airlock, washed my hands, sterilized the container.
I took the lid off the apple juice and poured ~6cups into a container, covered apple juice with piece of saran wrap.
Drilled a hole into the lid. Sterilized the lid connected the tube from the lid to the airlock. filled bottom ~1in airlock w/vodka (tube goes under the vodka level).
Poured ~6.4oz of Corn syrup in the bottle of apple juice, put saran wrap on, placed my hand firmly on saran wrap, shook, turned upside down, shook.
Poured in yeast. Repeated shaking technique.
Poured in remaining apple juice, leaving 3/4in at the top.
Capped w/modified cap/airlock
1 Gallon Treetop Apple Juice
1 tsp Hodgson Mill Active Dry Yeast
(activated w/2 tbsp of cane sugar + 1 cup warm water mix before adding)
~6.4oz Corn Syrup
I'll be trying the real recipe soon..
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/edworts-apfelwein-33986/
I've been keeping this in dark, is this necessary? Any tips or helpful observations are appreciated.
Steps:
I drilled 3 holes in a small plastic container to use as an airlock, washed my hands, sterilized the container.
I took the lid off the apple juice and poured ~6cups into a container, covered apple juice with piece of saran wrap.
Drilled a hole into the lid. Sterilized the lid connected the tube from the lid to the airlock. filled bottom ~1in airlock w/vodka (tube goes under the vodka level).
Poured ~6.4oz of Corn syrup in the bottle of apple juice, put saran wrap on, placed my hand firmly on saran wrap, shook, turned upside down, shook.
Poured in yeast. Repeated shaking technique.
Poured in remaining apple juice, leaving 3/4in at the top.
Capped w/modified cap/airlock
1 Gallon Treetop Apple Juice
1 tsp Hodgson Mill Active Dry Yeast
(activated w/2 tbsp of cane sugar + 1 cup warm water mix before adding)
~6.4oz Corn Syrup
I'll be trying the real recipe soon..
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/edworts-apfelwein-33986/
I've been keeping this in dark, is this necessary? Any tips or helpful observations are appreciated.