Hi Gang,
So, out of an effort to achieve efficiency, I realized that if I could ferment the juice in the bottles that it comes in, I can save the effort of sterilizing glass gallons before and after fermenting, etc. One of the issues here is that these come in 96oz plastic containers.
Has anyone fermented their juice in the jug/bottle that it came in? I imagine that I can just open the bottle, spill out a few oz., drop in a campden tablet, drop in some yeast, use a stopper and bubbler, etc. Will this work?
Next question, if I'm only fermenting 96 oz, is it ok to use a whole packet of yeast (which is designed for 1 gallon)? Does anyone know what size stopper I would need?
For what it's worth, so far, I leave my cider unfiltered, so I don't do a ton of racking, etc.
Thanks gang!
So, out of an effort to achieve efficiency, I realized that if I could ferment the juice in the bottles that it comes in, I can save the effort of sterilizing glass gallons before and after fermenting, etc. One of the issues here is that these come in 96oz plastic containers.
Has anyone fermented their juice in the jug/bottle that it came in? I imagine that I can just open the bottle, spill out a few oz., drop in a campden tablet, drop in some yeast, use a stopper and bubbler, etc. Will this work?
Next question, if I'm only fermenting 96 oz, is it ok to use a whole packet of yeast (which is designed for 1 gallon)? Does anyone know what size stopper I would need?
For what it's worth, so far, I leave my cider unfiltered, so I don't do a ton of racking, etc.
Thanks gang!