I make beer al the time, but Last night I deiced go ahead a try to make Cider.
I made to batches at the same time roughly following 2 recipes I found on this site.
Batch 1
3 Gallons of %100 Apple Juice from Costco (no additives)
1.5 lbs Dextrose
1/2 package Wyeast Champaign Yeast
Batch 2
3 Gallons of %100 Apple Juice from Costco (no additives)
2 LB Light Malt Extract
.5 LBS Crystal 10l
.25 Chocolate
1/2 package Wyeast Champaign Yeast
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I have couple of questions:
1) I placed each batch in a 5 gallon Glass carboy w/ Air Stop. This means that there is about 3 Gallons of cider with 2 Gallons of air. Will this be an issue?
2) The OG on both came out to 1.080. Is that to high? I'm not trying to make something with a real high alcohol, I just want cider.
3) If the 2 questions above are issues, could they both be fixed by adding another Gallon or 2 of cider to each Carboy? Or am I overly concerned for nothing and I just need to relax and have a homebrew?
Thanks in advance,
-erin
I made to batches at the same time roughly following 2 recipes I found on this site.
Batch 1
3 Gallons of %100 Apple Juice from Costco (no additives)
1.5 lbs Dextrose
1/2 package Wyeast Champaign Yeast
Batch 2
3 Gallons of %100 Apple Juice from Costco (no additives)
2 LB Light Malt Extract
.5 LBS Crystal 10l
.25 Chocolate
1/2 package Wyeast Champaign Yeast
****
I have couple of questions:
1) I placed each batch in a 5 gallon Glass carboy w/ Air Stop. This means that there is about 3 Gallons of cider with 2 Gallons of air. Will this be an issue?
2) The OG on both came out to 1.080. Is that to high? I'm not trying to make something with a real high alcohol, I just want cider.
3) If the 2 questions above are issues, could they both be fixed by adding another Gallon or 2 of cider to each Carboy? Or am I overly concerned for nothing and I just need to relax and have a homebrew?
Thanks in advance,
-erin