Hello I am brand new to brewing/homebrewing. i started a apple cider/wine. This is my First Brew
I used
1) Motts apple juice with couple of cinnamon sticks
2) half a packet of Lavlin Ec-1118.
3) i used little pectic enzyme to clear it out
4) Fermaid O
what kind of taste can i expect this is my first brew only thing i brewed before this was ginger ale with bread yeast. i have this under an airlock sitting in garage its pretty cold these days that's why in garage it is fairly active, i started this on 9 th march, so what should be my next step.
equipment
i don't have no fancy equipment only one fermenter and hydrometer and refractometer and bottles for carrbonation, when i started this brew i wanted a sweet drink with hint of cinnamon, i been discussing this on reddit.
Result i want is sugary drink
Question). When should i stop fermentation should i let it ferment completely.
Question 2). how should i kill the yeast after fermentation(tell me the easiest non dangerous way to do this, no bottle explos). i want to kill yeast( i am going to use potassium sorbate and campden tablets)
Question 3) if after fermentation is done and sugar is gone how to back sweeten it( i don't want to use other bad types of sugar i was thinking of using either honey to sweeten it or just cane sugar)
question 4) what should i use in secondary fermentation, how should i do
i don't care about amount of alcohol content. i care about sweetness with a little kick
Question 5) Should i let it fermentation completely or cut it off prematurely
I used
1) Motts apple juice with couple of cinnamon sticks
2) half a packet of Lavlin Ec-1118.
3) i used little pectic enzyme to clear it out
4) Fermaid O
what kind of taste can i expect this is my first brew only thing i brewed before this was ginger ale with bread yeast. i have this under an airlock sitting in garage its pretty cold these days that's why in garage it is fairly active, i started this on 9 th march, so what should be my next step.
equipment
i don't have no fancy equipment only one fermenter and hydrometer and refractometer and bottles for carrbonation, when i started this brew i wanted a sweet drink with hint of cinnamon, i been discussing this on reddit.
Result i want is sugary drink
Question). When should i stop fermentation should i let it ferment completely.
Question 2). how should i kill the yeast after fermentation(tell me the easiest non dangerous way to do this, no bottle explos). i want to kill yeast( i am going to use potassium sorbate and campden tablets)
Question 3) if after fermentation is done and sugar is gone how to back sweeten it( i don't want to use other bad types of sugar i was thinking of using either honey to sweeten it or just cane sugar)
question 4) what should i use in secondary fermentation, how should i do
i don't care about amount of alcohol content. i care about sweetness with a little kick
Question 5) Should i let it fermentation completely or cut it off prematurely
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