My 1st Cider

[bratrules]

Well am on my first batch of cider, actually its my first shot at brewing anything. Am making 3 gallons of hard cider and i use 2 1/2 gallons of store bought pure apple juice and 1/2 a gallon of homemade apple juice(i have a small apple tree so i got what i could from there). Now my question is about fermenting it as of now the weather is been quite warm so i have my carboy set up in a tub with a cold water bath. I want to know if the temp. in the water bath would be the same as the temp inside the carboy? Am keeping it around 60-67 degrees in the water bath. Also how much sugar would i need to prime a 3 gallon batch? oh and i used Lalvin EC-1118 for yeast.

thanks in advanced

 

[bratrules]

If anyone can help me out I'd really appreciate it!!

thanks

 

[bigcountrybrew]

Someone with more experience can correct me, but I have found that during the first few days of active fermentation the difference can be as great as +5 degrees in the fermentor vrs the h20 bath due to the heat created during active fermentation. Once fermentation starts to slow down, my temps seem to equal out.

Hope that helps and welcome.

 

[robbiex0r]

Your temps will be fine.
To achieve 2.2 vol of CO2 in 3g of 65 degree wort, prime with 2.2oz of corn sugar
for 2.0 vol, use 1.86oz of corn sugar
http://www.brewheads.com/priming.php

 

[bratrules]

great thanks that really helps me out!!!!!

 

[bratrules]

another thing does it make much of a difference what kind of sugar i prime with?

 

[Calder]

Your temps will be fine.
To achieve 2.2 vol of CO2 in 3g of 65 degree wort, prime with 2.2oz of corn sugar
for 2.0 vol, use 1.86oz of corn sugar
http://www.brewheads.com/priming.php

Why use corn sugar? Supposedly cane sugar in beer gives a cidery taste. This is cider! I use cane sugar in beer without any off flavors.

If you use cane sugar, it has more fermentables than corn sugar. You need to use 20% less to get the same carbonation

 

[lumpher]

i make cider all the time, and always have cider ready. for 3 gallons, use 2 pounds of cane sugar ( regular table sugar ). it'll get you about 11-12%

 

[bigcountrybrew]

i make cider all the time, and always have cider ready. for 3 gallons, use 2 pounds of cane sugar ( regular table sugar ). it'll get you about 11-12%

I think OP was wondering about using cane sugar to prime with..Priming with 2 lbs of sugar might be a tad too much.. What lumpher is referring to is during initial fermentation he adds 2 lbs of sugar to 3 gallons of apple juice to boost the alcohol level up to 11-13%. Unless, I am misunderstanding his response.

 

[bratrules]

i figured that much lol