RedneckEngineer
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I have been wanting to get into home brewing for a while and finally got some equipment to do so. I am first planning on making a hard apple cider first. I was wondering what everyone thinks about the way I am planning my first batch. If I should do something or not do something please let me know, everything I have will list I have read somewhere on the internet.
Ingredients:
5gal Apple Juice (Wrong time of year to get fresh pressed apple cider)
5cups Brown Sugar
Handful of Raisins (nutrients for yeast from what I have read.)
1 pkg. Champagne Yeast (only yeast I have besides bread yeast.)
First I will heat the juice and add the brown sugar. At the same time I will take a handful of raisins and boil in some apple juice. Once everything is cooled I will combine into a carboy and activate and add the yeast.
Wait around two weeks until done fermenting and siphon into another carboy and add some more brown sugar for sweetness. Let sit until clear and taste is good, then bottle. Both carboys will be air-locked.
What is your opinion on the process and how it will turn out? I read about a cup of sugar per gallon of cider, would this be a good amount or should I not have any sugar to begin with.
Thank You.
Ingredients:
5gal Apple Juice (Wrong time of year to get fresh pressed apple cider)
5cups Brown Sugar
Handful of Raisins (nutrients for yeast from what I have read.)
1 pkg. Champagne Yeast (only yeast I have besides bread yeast.)
First I will heat the juice and add the brown sugar. At the same time I will take a handful of raisins and boil in some apple juice. Once everything is cooled I will combine into a carboy and activate and add the yeast.
Wait around two weeks until done fermenting and siphon into another carboy and add some more brown sugar for sweetness. Let sit until clear and taste is good, then bottle. Both carboys will be air-locked.
What is your opinion on the process and how it will turn out? I read about a cup of sugar per gallon of cider, would this be a good amount or should I not have any sugar to begin with.
Thank You.