BigRedHope
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Sorry for some of the noob questions, but I am completely new to home brewing anything and I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment, but am looking to make this a new hobby. (haven't stopped thinking about it since I decided to try it)
I just started my first two 1 gallon batches yesterday in 2 gallon buckets to start experimenting.
Container 1
1 gallon Whole Foods apple juice
1 tsp enzyme
1/4 cup brown sugar
1.057 before sugar
1.060 after sugar
1 pack Craft Series MO2 yeast
Container 2
1 gallon Whole Foods apple juice
1 tsp enzyme
1.057
1 pack Nottingham yeast
Hopefully I haven't screwed these up, but this is what I put together. My questions are:
When it comes time to bottle will it work if I just use 2 liter plastic soda bottles and/or regular mt dew plastic bottles? Cleaned of course.
I'm trying to keep this on the cheap while I'm still in the experiment phase.
Also if I move the cider back to the original glass container it came in how long generally before I need to do that, and how long in the 2nd container before I should put in the bottles?
I also want to sweeten it up a bit, would I just do this right before putting it in the bottles?
I probably should have done more research before I started but I couldn't wait. I have visions of doing this all the time.
Also any good book suggestions for a new brewer? I haven't developed a taste for beer yet but I love cider (adult who got a late start in life with alcohol), so for now I'm sticking to that.
Thanks.
I just started my first two 1 gallon batches yesterday in 2 gallon buckets to start experimenting.
Container 1
1 gallon Whole Foods apple juice
1 tsp enzyme
1/4 cup brown sugar
1.057 before sugar
1.060 after sugar
1 pack Craft Series MO2 yeast
Container 2
1 gallon Whole Foods apple juice
1 tsp enzyme
1.057
1 pack Nottingham yeast
Hopefully I haven't screwed these up, but this is what I put together. My questions are:
When it comes time to bottle will it work if I just use 2 liter plastic soda bottles and/or regular mt dew plastic bottles? Cleaned of course.
I'm trying to keep this on the cheap while I'm still in the experiment phase.
Also if I move the cider back to the original glass container it came in how long generally before I need to do that, and how long in the 2nd container before I should put in the bottles?
I also want to sweeten it up a bit, would I just do this right before putting it in the bottles?
I probably should have done more research before I started but I couldn't wait. I have visions of doing this all the time.
Also any good book suggestions for a new brewer? I haven't developed a taste for beer yet but I love cider (adult who got a late start in life with alcohol), so for now I'm sticking to that.
Thanks.