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kain 10-18-2008 04:13 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 

Originally Posted by E-b0la
The hose and the gatorade bottle is the airlock. C02 just bubbles out the end of the tube.

There's roughly 3.75 gallons of cider and I added about 5 cups normal sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar, and one packet of bread yeast.

bread yeast works in this kind of application? i iidnt think they lived long enough or produced enough to make them worth it. i dont know wtf im talking about though.

J-MAN 10-18-2008 04:25 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 

Originally Posted by TorganFM
Winchester, VA. The apple capital of America.


Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Wenatchee is known as the "Apple Capital of the World" for the valley's many orchards, which produce apples enjoyed around the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchee

thats wierd i have never heard of an apple coming from VA. i might try this since my moms boyfriend has a few apple orchards and a cherry orchard. is there any other way to mash them up with out a press? and how much cider to suger to yeast do you use?

J-MAN 10-18-2008 04:29 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 

Originally Posted by E-b0la
The hose and the gatorade bottle is the airlock. C02 just bubbles out the end of the tube.

There's roughly 3.75 gallons of cider and I added about 5 cups normal sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar, and one packet of bread yeast.

can you do this with any fruit? liek mainly apples but add other ---- to make it taste differant?

TorganFM 10-18-2008 08:01 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 
Ever eat anything from White House?
http://www.whitehousefoods.com/

We have a ton of apple farms here and camps for the Jamaicans to live in during apple season.

J-SMITH69 10-18-2008 08:21 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 
i've made a couple batches of whiskey from some apples.

not bad. but you need a shine distill :)

J-MAN 10-18-2008 08:36 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 

Originally Posted by TorganFM
Ever eat anything from White House?
http://www.whitehousefoods.com/

We have a ton of apple farms here and camps for the Jamaicans to live in during apple season.

i dont think i have ever heard of whitehouse before

J-SMITH69 10-18-2008 09:24 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 
i'd post a picture of my still but its way too cool for ya'll to see

rsmith2786 10-18-2008 09:36 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 

Originally Posted by random-strike
i'd post a picture of my still but its way too cool for ya'll to see

I love applejack. Home distillation is illegal though. Not that anybody cares.




Anyways, yes you can make this with any kind of fruit. Grapes, apples, or cherries make a good base but you can use anything that has convertible sugars and a reasonable PH level.

J-SMITH69 10-18-2008 10:00 PM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 

Originally Posted by rsmith2786
I love applejack.


me too :)

Ichi-Go 10-19-2008 04:14 AM

Re: Homemade Hard Apple Cider
 
I have 5 gallons of cider going at the moment as well as an apple/blueberry/pomegranate/raspberry concoction. I just bought some publix apple juice, 2lbs of sugar, and some montrachet wine yeast. Came out awesome last time I made it. You can use campden tablets to kill all the wild yeast and bacteria instead of boiling I dont know what boiling does to apple juice but it probably works just as well. If you move the cider to another carboy after 4 weeks and age it for another couple weeks it should clarify a lot. Ill get some pics of my brews when I get my room mates camera monday.

www.homebrewtalk.com

Use real brewing yeast, it will come out way better. I recommend a wine or champagne yeast since they can normally take higher alcohol. Red Star yeast packets are 60-80 cents. Get a hydrometer and you can find out what your alcohol level is.

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/produ...px?ProdID=4393

Using that yeast in my straight apple juice and this one in the apple blueberry/raspberry cider.

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/produ...px?ProdID=4394

60 cents isnt much to spend when you know it can take alcohol and is breed to make alcohol not fluffy bread.


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