It was the club cider buy/pickup day on Saturday.
Batch 1 will be distilled into Apple Brandy.
5 gallons of fresh pressed cider @1.048, mixed with 1 gallon of Centennial Crabapple cider, I pressed from frozen crabapples, @1.072. This gave me a SG of 1.052. I am using a packet of the SafCider yeast. It is fermenting away in the basement about 68*. I will leave it for two weeks then check the gravity and cold crash it, if it is ready. Then rack it and hopefully get my buddy to distill it over Thanksgiving weekend.
More to come .......
Batch 1 will be distilled into Apple Brandy.
5 gallons of fresh pressed cider @1.048, mixed with 1 gallon of Centennial Crabapple cider, I pressed from frozen crabapples, @1.072. This gave me a SG of 1.052. I am using a packet of the SafCider yeast. It is fermenting away in the basement about 68*. I will leave it for two weeks then check the gravity and cold crash it, if it is ready. Then rack it and hopefully get my buddy to distill it over Thanksgiving weekend.
More to come .......