I notice a nail polish smell even when flavor was good. Does this smell goes away when aging?
Racked my first batch over after 35 days in the primary....it was already very clear. Notty yeast, with the basic recipe except I added 3 cinnamon sticks. Tasted about a 1/4 cup....nice...crisp, clean, just a little tart bite, dry, and the barest hint of the cinnamon. I would like a more cinnamon....but...I'll give it another taste in a month and see.
Also, I'm gonna save this yeast cake, clean that carboy, and start a new batch right now.
Does this recipe call for concentrate or fresh squeezed?
Bottled my first batch yesterday...started 7 Nov 2015. Two gallons still in gallon jugs and the rest in PET bottles with carbonation drops. Sampled the odd half bottle left over. Since this is my first batch of cider, I don't even have a good idea of what is supposed to taste like, but I liked it...even warm and flat.
Have another 5 batch I started on top of the old lees and racked it to the secondary yesterday. Think I want to back-sweeten and carb that whole batch in the bottles.
Side note...first time I've used those brown PET bottles with the screw on caps. Almost too easy....I may buy some more of those things!
Bottled my first batch yesterday...started 7 Nov 2015. Two gallons still in gallon jugs and the rest in PET bottles with carbonation drops. Sampled the odd half bottle left over. Since this is my first batch of cider, I don't even have a good idea of what is supposed to taste like, but I liked it...even warm and flat.
Have another 5 batch I started on top of the old lees and racked it to the secondary yesterday. Think I want to back-sweeten and carb that whole batch in the bottles.
Side note...first time I've used those brown PET bottles with the screw on caps. Almost too easy....I may buy some more of those things!
Just made a batch of this last week using Nottingham and it is the first ever batch that I needed a blowoff tube for! Crazy fermentation! went from 1.052 to 1.020 in 2 days.
Eric
Folks - going to try my hand at cider. Can someone let me know if a blowoff tube is needed for a 6 gallon carboy? Thanks!
Thanks for all the comments on this thread - I feel like I've read through most of it. BUT - I like validation. Can someone comment if what I have read/understood to be correct.
1) Notty Yeast - hydrate?
2) Good Choice? It was on sale. Oasis Apple Juice - http://www.oasis.ca/en/products/oasis/#apple-not-from-concentrate
3) Only have a 5 Gal Carboy available for this so going to make 4.5 Gallons. Is that enough head room? Use air-lock or blowoff? (Vodka or star-san mix?)
4) Ferment in low 60's.
5) Yeast nutrient - 1 tsp per gallon?
HELP! Thanks.
Shameful bump - newb to the whole brewing community and want to make sure evertthing looks A-O-K. Thanks!
Shameful bump - newb to the whole brewing community and want to make sure evertthing looks A-O-K. Thanks!
I started this in mid July with generic juice, lime, tea, S04, and yeast nutrient. Was hoping it would be ready for a friends wedding in November. Kegged after 3 months. It was still pretty sour when the wedding came around, so I sweetened with a few containers of frozen concentrate. It was ok, but my pumpkin ale went over much better.
There was a couple of gallons left, so I just put it in my kegerator to age. After 7 months, it has just now mellowed into a fantastic cider. Patience pays off on this one. I've never had a commercial cider this dry and smooth.
This is crystal clear for me after 4 weeks in the primary. Should I bother with a secondary?
Did anyone add apple juice concentrate? And what quantity?
I started this in mid July with kkkgenerikmoc juice, lime, tea, S04, and yeast nutrient. Was hoping it wouldh oo j kind jj bex oj for a friends wedding in November. Zd after 3 months. It was still pretty sour when the wedding came around, so I vh with a few containers of frozen concentrate. It was ok, but my pumpkin ale went over much better.
There was a couple of gallons left, so DC hhhcex99 I just put it in my kegerator to age. After 7 months, it has just now mellowed into a fantastic cider. Patience pays off on this one. I've never had a commercial cider this dry and smooth.
This is crystal clear for me after 4 weeks in the primary. Should I bother with a secondary?
Did anyone add apple juice concentrate? And what quantity?
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