Hello everyone
A long while back I saw this in the store:
I thought it made a ready cider fermenter. All that would be needed is pennies worth of ingredients and airlock. I was shopping this weekend and since this was just going to cost me $4.00 to try this I gave it a shot. I shook up the cider real well and added the following:
1/2 tsp DAP
1/2 tsp Pectic enzyme
1.5 tsp Mahara ja Chai Oolong tea (From Teavana)
5 tsp Yeast slurry (This was Lalvin K1v-1116 from a Strawberry mead I am making)
It is sitting on top the fridge now and I am waiting for some bubbling to start. I did not warm up and re-start the yeast like I should have so don't really expect much for the first 24 hours. We shall see!
My plan is to let ferment dry. Throw it in the fridge to drop out the yeast and compact the lees. Siphon off the lees into bucket, clean the jar and put the cider back in. I will prime with sugar water and pasteurize once I believe it has hit the appropriate C02 level. Let me know what you think.
A long while back I saw this in the store:
I thought it made a ready cider fermenter. All that would be needed is pennies worth of ingredients and airlock. I was shopping this weekend and since this was just going to cost me $4.00 to try this I gave it a shot. I shook up the cider real well and added the following:
1/2 tsp DAP
1/2 tsp Pectic enzyme
1.5 tsp Mahara ja Chai Oolong tea (From Teavana)
5 tsp Yeast slurry (This was Lalvin K1v-1116 from a Strawberry mead I am making)
It is sitting on top the fridge now and I am waiting for some bubbling to start. I did not warm up and re-start the yeast like I should have so don't really expect much for the first 24 hours. We shall see!
My plan is to let ferment dry. Throw it in the fridge to drop out the yeast and compact the lees. Siphon off the lees into bucket, clean the jar and put the cider back in. I will prime with sugar water and pasteurize once I believe it has hit the appropriate C02 level. Let me know what you think.