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How do I start about making my own cider?

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  • #32
    Ratsathome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭Ratsathome


    Khannie wrote: »
    Cloudy apple wine. ;)

    Did you add any carbonation to it? Interested to hear how that turns out. I've never ventured beyond 7% with mine.
    No not really back sweeten it with about 3/4 L pineapple juice.If that gives a bit of fizz it would be a plus.


  • #33
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Ratsathome wrote: »
    Bottled last night some "Cloudy Cider"(11.22%),Ginger Beer(11.89%),Fruit Wine(13.6%) and Lemon Wine(8.82%) all 1 Gal batches.Had a nice headache this morning from all the testing........ :(

    I'm not surprised :D They turned out well then?





    Another question. I can buy food grade plastic buckets with lids on, for 65c a piece. They come to a local bakery filled with apple filling. If I were to start using them, how would I break up the yeast evenly, or would it matter if I used too much yeast? The Youngs yeast I got did something like 23 or 25 litres. Not sure what volume water the buckets hold but it would be much much less than that. I guess if I wasn't making a few batches at a time, staggering them instead I'd probably be wasting a lot of yeast.


  • #34
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    johngalway wrote: »
    Another question. I can buy food grade plastic buckets with lids on, for 65c a piece. They come to a local bakery filled with apple filling. If I were to start using them, how would I break up the yeast evenly, or would it matter if I used too much yeast? The Youngs yeast I got did something like 23 or 25 litres. Not sure what volume water the buckets hold but it would be much much less than that. I guess if I wasn't making a few batches at a time, staggering them instead I'd probably be wasting a lot of yeast.

    Honestly, having done a few small batches, I would say they are not worth the hassle compared to doing one large batch. Pain in the face tbh.


  • #35
    jap gt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭jap gt


    been following the posts here and i have a brew ready to bottle on saturday, few newbie questions, when i sanatise the bottles whats the best way to wash dry these out so as not to get an after taste

    secondly it says disolve the sugar etc, how much water should i use to boil the sugar and splenda, when i add this and the cider to my vessel how long should i wait to start bottling should i give it a quick stir up


  • #36
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    jap gt wrote: »
    when i sanatise the bottles whats the best way to wash dry these out so as not to get an after taste

    I was concerned about an aftertaste when using the bleach / vinegar sanitiser thing. Turns out there's no need to rinse. I just leave the bottles upside down on some paper towel for a few minutes before actually bottling with them. The remaining sanitiser flows out and presumably keeps the bottle top sanitary. I've never had any issues anyway.
    jap gt wrote: »
    secondly it says disolve the sugar etc, how much water should i use to boil the sugar and splenda, when i add this and the cider to my vessel how long should i wait to start bottling should i give it a quick stir up

    I use as little water as possible myself. You can get away with very little.

    If you can, it is worth batch priming. That means you don't have to go stirring anything. I have only had one batch not fully carbonate and that was a batch that I didn't batch prime. If I was just putting it in on top, I would give it a gentle stir with something sanitary as you pour in the sugar liquid, then wait for it to settle down again before bottling.


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  • #37
    jap gt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭jap gt


    Khannie wrote: »
    I was concerned about an aftertaste when using the bleach / vinegar sanitiser thing. Turns out there's no need to rinse. I just leave the bottles upside down on some paper towel for a few minutes before actually bottling with them. The remaining sanitiser flows out and presumably keeps the bottle top sanitary. I've never had any issues anyway.



    I use as little water as possible myself. You can get away with very little.

    If you can, it is worth batch priming. That means you don't have to go stirring anything. I have only had one batch not fully carbonate and that was a batch that I didn't batch prime. If I was just putting it in on top, I would give it a gentle stir with something sanitary as you pour in the sugar liquid, then wait for it to settle down again before bottling.

    thanks, i will follow the guide on the first page, add my sugar etc the cider then bottle, cheers


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