First attempt at Cider from apple juice
Having recently ventured into brewing wine, i decided to attempt Cider. I did a bit of researcher and found that is also incredibly simple. my recipe is a follows
January 20, 2016
Ingredients
3 * 1. 5 ltr Lidl apple juice
100 grams brewing sugar (+ more for carbonation)
1 packet of ale yeast (I happened to have one lying around)
Yeast nutrients (1 tsp)
Kit required
2 demijohns (5 ltr water bottles will do)
Funnels
Steriliser
Air locks and bungs in lids
Empty bottles
Syphon
Hydrometer
Instructions
Measure sugars
Clean and sterilise demijohns Funnels and Air locks
Pour 3 *1. 5 Lidl ltr apple juice into demijohn and lid (non airlock)
Shake vigorously for at least 2 minutes
Change lid for an air lock lid
Leave to settle in tub of warm water (sink) for around an hour (you will need to top up the water to warm the mixture)
Add 100 grams brewing sugar and yeast nutrients
Lid demijohn (non airlock)
Shake to combine
Leave to settle in tub of warm water (sink) for around an 15 minutes (you will need to top up the water to warm the mixture)
Once settled take reading with hydrometer
Place where fermentation will take place
Add yeast
Lid demijohn with airlock lid
Check daily until fermentation stops
P.S. Fermentation started very vigorously. you may want to put it on a towel or wrap some kitchen roll around the demijohn neck
Gravity reading taken
Reading taken on 20/01/2016 Gravity reading 1.060
Reading taken on 26/01/2016 Gravity Reading 1.000
due to high % this has been watered down using approx. 2 lts water
I bottled this on 13/02/2016. now just have to wait for carbonation. I bottled by adding 1 tea spoon of brewing sugar per 1 ltr (I used 8 teaspoons) with boiled water once cooled added water to a fermenting bucket and siphoned in the cider making sure to leave the sediment in the demi john. Gently swished the bucket to combine. I then lidded and left the bucket for around 1 hour and then siphoned into bottles
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