I have started to make cider for the very first time, in fact I have never attempted any home brewing before now so am a self-confessed newbie!
I have several apple trees in the garden and got a large crop so decided to make some cider with them. What I have done so far is pick them, grate them, press them and get 2 gallons of very nice tasting apple juice. In 1 demijohn I added some yeast (german white wine yeast) and a small amount of nutrient. The other demijohn I left completely au naturele with nothing added. The demijohn with yeast added started fermenting very quickly and now, 1 week later, it has slowed down to almost a complete halt. Should I add some sugar to get it going again? Or should I now just leave it to mature?
As for my other demijohn, after almost a week it hadnt started fermenting and started gathering a small amount of mould. So I syphoned out the juice into another demijohn and added a cupful of fluid out of the other demijohn. Now it seems to be fermenting away just nicely.
I have the demijohns stored in a dark cupboard with my gas boiler which gets quite warm but not hot. Should I store them in a cooler place?
If anybody has any other advice that would be great!
I have several apple trees in the garden and got a large crop so decided to make some cider with them. What I have done so far is pick them, grate them, press them and get 2 gallons of very nice tasting apple juice. In 1 demijohn I added some yeast (german white wine yeast) and a small amount of nutrient. The other demijohn I left completely au naturele with nothing added. The demijohn with yeast added started fermenting very quickly and now, 1 week later, it has slowed down to almost a complete halt. Should I add some sugar to get it going again? Or should I now just leave it to mature?
As for my other demijohn, after almost a week it hadnt started fermenting and started gathering a small amount of mould. So I syphoned out the juice into another demijohn and added a cupful of fluid out of the other demijohn. Now it seems to be fermenting away just nicely.
I have the demijohns stored in a dark cupboard with my gas boiler which gets quite warm but not hot. Should I store them in a cooler place?
If anybody has any other advice that would be great!