My Simple-Hard Apple Cider Recipe and Details

[breez7]

http://brewersnotepad.blogspot.com/2011/02/simple-hard-apple-cider.html

 

[kappajoe]

I make a pretty similar recipe... except add 2# of brown sugar with the 5gal. of apple juice....and ferment with Safale 05 (because I always have it)
Really good stuff..

 

[breez7]

What final gravity do you hit with 05?

 

[eelpout]

I usually get about .008 with just cider
seems pretty consistant
But dont think i ever used fresh out of the package yeast.
when batch of beer is racked i just take a few pumps of the slurry with the rack tube into my cider carboy and pour in the cider/juice. if there is brown sugar in the house it might go in, if the cinnemon is with in reach, that will go in. if not,its good to go anyway.