Cider number 2 (I went a bit posh)

February 15, 2016

I decided to do a second cider using pressed apple juice to see it there is a difference.

Ingredients

3 ltrs pressed apple juice

1 ltr cranberry and raspberry juice

1 lime (juiced)

campen tablets

1 tsp pectolose

1 tsp wine yest

Yeast nutrients (1 tsp)

500 ml really strong black tea

Kit required

2 demijohns (5 ltr water bottles will do)

Funnels

Sterilizer

Air locks and bungs in  lids

Empty bottles

Siphon

Hydrometer

Instructions

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Clean and sterilise demijohns Funnels and Air locks

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·         Brew Tea (2 bags and leave until warm before removing the bags (10 minutes should do it))

·         Pour 3 apple juice raspberry cranberry juice and tea into demijohn

·         Juice lime and add

·         crush campden tablet and add to mixture 

·         add 1 tsp pectolose to mixture

·         top up with water leaving 1-2 inches gap at the top

·          lid and air lock lid 

·         shake mixture to combine

·         Once settled take reading with hydrometer

·         Place where fermentation will take place and leave for 24 hours minimum

·         Add yeast and nutrient

·         Lid demijohn with airlock lid

check daily until fermentation stops

Initial reading 1.042 
Second reading 1.002

Approx. 5.2%abv