Recent content by jimwitt

Was thinking i might try sour apple Jolly Rancher to back sweeten a batch that went to long.

followed thr recipe until I realized that I did not have the cimminom sticks, melted in a couple of the cimminom jolly ranchers and they did the trick. Turned out great!

I put the oak in after cider was fermneted, figured the alcohol would kill any germs,

I am a newbie when it comes to home brewing. I have only had wood chuck and angry orchards to go by. Have liked them both very much and would like to make something at home that would taste good. For now, I can only get apple juice from the store. Since I have had no idea I was making really...

I have been making a lot of 1 gallon batches and started off using 1 packet of yeast to 1 gallon of cider. Seems to me that the amount of yeast for apple cider has been way too much. I have tried white sugar, brown sugar, and different yeast's. I seem to be getting a real strong apple wine...

Thanks for the reply, I have a wood burning stove and live in an oak forrest, I just splintered some of my seasoned fire wood (oak) and put it in.

Can I just put some peices of oak into botle of cider to be aged? I like to store cider into 1/2 gallon jugs