gabe713
Member
Ok, so I've made 12 - one gallon cider batches now and have read the forums for couple months here and i'd like to know what you guys think about my way of making cider.
1. I start with 1 gal Kirkland juice and add 3/4 cup sugar which turns out OG of 1062/1064 or %8.1/8.3 or so...
2. Add 1 tsp Nutrient and 1/2 tsp Petic enzyme and pitch whichever yeast I'm using. So far I've stayed with Safale US-04 and US-05.
(but I'm currently trying Lallemand BRY-97 American west coast yeast and White Labs English Cider yeast.) And let ferment in my closet.
3. I do a SG reading on day 4 or 5 and check to see how far its gone in %, but i usually only go to day 5 or 6 because that gets me around %5 or %6 ABV and at this point there is a lot of carbonation and i like the taste and all the carbs.
4. So i rack it into 750ml swing top bottles and pasteurize and let it sit for a couple days and drink whenever.
So my question is that I'm not sure if this is normal or not? Am I stopping it too early or should i let it age more? Should i rack it twice? Am i drinking cider that's too young?
I really like the finish product and my wife's aunt who visits England every year says she loves it too. I'm just not sure if this is the normal cider experience or not.
Any comments or critiques would be appreciated. Thank you
P.S. I live in Northern California if you were curious.
1. I start with 1 gal Kirkland juice and add 3/4 cup sugar which turns out OG of 1062/1064 or %8.1/8.3 or so...
2. Add 1 tsp Nutrient and 1/2 tsp Petic enzyme and pitch whichever yeast I'm using. So far I've stayed with Safale US-04 and US-05.
(but I'm currently trying Lallemand BRY-97 American west coast yeast and White Labs English Cider yeast.) And let ferment in my closet.
3. I do a SG reading on day 4 or 5 and check to see how far its gone in %, but i usually only go to day 5 or 6 because that gets me around %5 or %6 ABV and at this point there is a lot of carbonation and i like the taste and all the carbs.
4. So i rack it into 750ml swing top bottles and pasteurize and let it sit for a couple days and drink whenever.
So my question is that I'm not sure if this is normal or not? Am I stopping it too early or should i let it age more? Should i rack it twice? Am i drinking cider that's too young?
I really like the finish product and my wife's aunt who visits England every year says she loves it too. I'm just not sure if this is the normal cider experience or not.
Any comments or critiques would be appreciated. Thank you
P.S. I live in Northern California if you were curious.