Cider tastes to sweet

[eufc]

Help my cider is tasting t sweet so far it is at 5.81% abv at the moment

 

[eufc]

it started out at 1.083 sg and now it is 1.041 sg so is this good so far

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Yes. It's not done yet. Odds are it will end up dry. Let the yeast do their job & wait, pretty soon you'll have a tasty cider.
Regards, GF.

 

[eufc]

but i only got the basic wine yeast in there would that make it through the fermentation

the product what i mean is

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E9BQBUO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Seems like a good enough yeast from the reviews. If it's intended for use in winemaking, and it is, it'll be fine. Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew.
It's not done yet. When the SG is about 1.000 & stays the same over several days and it's clear enough to read a newspaper through, then you can think about priming & bottling.
Regards, GF.

 

[Maylar]

1.041 is verrry sweet. When it gets down below 1.010 it'll be much better.

 

[eufc]

1.041 is verrry sweet. When it gets down below 1.010 it'll be much better.

how long do you reckon it will take to get down to that

 

[Maylar]

Depending on temperature, it could take a couple of weeks. Test it again a week from now.

 

[eufc]

Depending on temperature, it could take a couple of weeks. Test it again a week from now

im leaving it for 2 weeks from now

 

[MindenMan]

Wait, wait, and oh yes, wait. No two batches of cider ferment exactly the same, and there are few things worse than glass grenades. If you are not sure, wait until the cider clears completely; at that point the yeast have eaten all the available sugar , and the cider is ready to bottle.

 

[eufc]

ok