My first cider batch for 2017. A few easy steps

[sandbur]

After the cider has fermented for a month or so, do I need to get a hose to siphon it? Then drink it, or age it first? Age it in fridge or what temp? I will not referment.


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[aerospacefarmer]

Sandbar awesome looking batch of apples for an amazing cider I am sure

 

[aerospacefarmer]

After the cider has fermented for a month or so, do I need to get a hose to siphon it? Then drink it, or age it first? Age it in fridge or what temp? I will not referment.


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Once it has stopped bubbling. I would put it in a carbon but try and get as little of the bottom sludge even if you lose 16 ounces or a quart ain't then let it sit in there to age for a few weeks or so and then bottle with some carbonation or not? I prefer a carbonated cider with a champagne type effervescence. About 2 to 3 weeks in the bottles after the carbonation it should be great I can tell you before you bottle back sweeten to you taste so you enjoy what you made. There are non fermentable sugars to sweeten to your liking so try those before bottling. I know you will enjoy. I love my hard ciders. Once I bottle I put in room temp for a bit then put I. Fridge. I have some 3 year old cider that are awesome

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Hey Bur - What are the smaller, red crabs in the middle buckets ?? Just wondering.

 

[aerospacefarmer]

My first 3 batches of hard cider. The one in glass has vanilla and fennel stalks that you can see in the cider

 

[sandbur]

Hey Bur - What are the smaller, red crabs in the middle buckets ?? Just wondering.

Those are dolgo and firecracker. I also have a seedling that is like a dolgo but firecracker size.


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[sandbur]

A chestnut and two seedlings from the same seed collection.

. The red seedling tastes pretty decent. I put abut of it in the cider.


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[Turkey Creek]

Very nice thread gentlemen! Hope I get to the point someday where I can make some cider.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Nice batch you have brewing there, Aero !! Is the vanilla & fennel from a recipe, or just an experiment ?? Just curious.

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Nice batch you have brewing there, Aero !! Is the vanilla & fennel from a recipe, or just an experiment ?? Just curious.

Just a concoction that I thought up and was thinking what might go well with apple and I have used fennel seed before and it was very nice. I am hopeful the pumpkin brew with the pie spices will be awesome lol

 

[sandbur]

I had this red cider in the freezer and finally decided to try it. Very unique flavor tending toward berry or cherry.

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[sandbur]

I had this red cider in the freezer and finally decided to try it. Very unique flavor tending toward berry or cherry.

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Last of the dolgo s, firecracker, and some red seedlings in it. Probably a few of the other apples from this picture but predominantly the red crabs.

. Yup, you saw this picture before.


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[sandbur]

Last of the dolgo s, firecracker, and some red seedlings in it. Probably a few of the other apples from this picture but predominantly the red crabs.

. Yup, you saw this picture before.


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Aero or others. Cider yield is very low from these crabs as they don't seem to shred very easily.

Has anyone added a board inside the grinder to better shred crabs and smaller apples?


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[aerospacefarmer]

Aero or others. Cider yield is very low from these crabs as they don't seem to shred very easily.

Has anyone added a board inside the grinder to better shred crabs and smaller apples?


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Yes you are right and no but they are smaller apples and less juice so will yield less. What is the variety of cider in the jug? Don't add board

 

[Don'tWorryIHuggedItFirst]

We made 13 gallons of Honeycrisp and Cortland cider today. Starting to run out of places to put them. Guess I'll have to try to figure out how to make hard cider...

 

[yoderjac]

We have a cider works near the farm. They would say that pressed apples make juice and only when it is fermented does it become cider. Interesting perspective. I'm just starting with apples, but some day I hope to come back to this thread for reference! Great thread!

Thanks,

Jack

 

[aerospacefarmer]

DontWorry that's awesome and nice press lol I froze a few gallons already for future use. I will try to sell some also. I bought plastic jugs, labels and safety caps to be official. Make my first buck back I hope lol

 

[Don'tWorryIHuggedItFirst]

Yoder, we just refer to it as cider or more accurately, sweet cider. It always bothers me when people call it juice. That's what you get from the store. It's highly processed/ filtered and pasturized. What a child would drink. It loses all kinds of flavor when that's done. We just press it and freeze it. In fact, we have a special freezer at the farm just for apple products. We probably have about 30 gallons froze.
Aero, is it legal to sell in your state? In WI you have to use stainless to be able to sell. I, however can sell the "experiance" of pressing. But I don't really want anyone touching my press.

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Yoder, we just refer to it as cider or more accurately, sweet cider. It always bothers me when people call it juice. That's what you get from the store. It's highly processed/ filtered and pasturized. What a child would drink. It loses all kinds of flavor when that's done. We just press it and freeze it. In fact, we have a special freezer at the farm just for apple products. We probably have about 30 gallons froze.
Aero, is it legal to sell in your state? In WI you have to use stainless to be able to sell. I, however can sell the "experiance" of pressing. But I don't really want anyone touching my press.

I did not ask if it was legal but I did buy the warning labels that says it is unpasteurized and may cause problems in young children and elderly so I am going with that I would rather ask for forgiveness rather than permission ha ha

 

[sandbur]

Yes you are right and no but they are smaller apples and less juice so will yield less. What is the variety of cider in the jug? Don't add board

Some of the crabs were not shredded at all and I feel I could get better use with some shredding. That's why I was thinking of a more narrow hopper.
Firecracker, dolgo, some chestnut, and a dark red seedling of mine went into that jug of cider.