My first cider batch for 2017. A few easy steps

[aerospacefarmer]

Finished product from previous years batch. This one is pure honey crisp cider

 

[sandbur]

It's sugar and or glucose-fructose that will not convert to alcohol and will retain its sweetness I just keep adding mixing and tasting until I have the correct sweetness for my taste then bottle itView attachment 15256

Is this product the sugar you talk about?

I did use campden tablets.

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Is this product the sugar you talk about?

I did use campden tablets.

Yes here is a link to buy it
https://www.austinhomebrew.com/Wine...MIvLaM4sPS1gIVC1uGCh3EewojEAQYASABEgJmhfD_BwE

Here is the link for siphon also. You will need to buy some tubing also to go from siphon to container you are putting cider into https://www.austinhomebrew.com/Auto-Siphon-12_p_687.html

 

[Don'tWorryIHuggedItFirst]

Where did you get your carboy?

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Where did you get your carboy?

I got mine at a local home brew store or you can get through catalogue

http://www.northernbrewer.com/6-gallon-glass-carboy They also have plastic but I use glass

 

[sandbur]

I made another batch of cider. Crab apples with Snowsweet are a winner. Crabs and haralred were not as good. Perhaps Haralred are not quite ripe, but some were dropping.

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[sandbur]

My Haralson dropped in Sept. this year. Nice big apples and I tried a few. They tasted just like water. No flavor. Does too wet and too little sunshine cause this?


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[aerospacefarmer]

My Haralson dropped in Sept. this year. Nice big apples and I tried a few. They tasted just like water. No flavor. Does too wet and too little sunshine cause this?


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Let's see the cider. I like to see the color of cider based on the apples in the mix

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I think crab apples have a ton of flavor compared to some commercial apples. I can see why they'd add big taste to cider.

 

[sandbur]

Let's see the cider. I like to see the color of cider based on the apples in the mix

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[aerospacefarmer]

Sandbar is that cider ready to drink? Still bit hazy. Looks like mine when it comes out of first fermentation

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Here are my current 3 batches in secondary fermentation and clearing process I will probably do a 3rd fermentation after siphoning off the really clear cider

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

View attachment 15261 Finished product from previous years batch. This one is pure honey crisp cider

Those small glass bottles of cider look great - how long can you leave them in there? I haven't seen lids/caps like those before, how do they work? Is that a hard cider or straight sweet cider? I've been planting way too many apple trees for a number of years and I would eventually like to make cider like you guys. This is great information.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

I made another batch of cider. Crab apples with Snowsweet are a winner. Crabs and haralred were not as good. Perhaps Haralred are not quite ripe, but some were dropping.

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That's an impressive haul. How much juice would you get from that load of apples?

 

[sandbur]

Sandbar is that cider ready to drink? Still bit hazy. Looks like mine when it comes out of first fermentation

I only did one fermentation on three part gallons.


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[sandbur]

That's an impressive haul. How much juice would you get from that load of apples?

I would guess 3 or 4 gallons. I partly fill bottles and freeze it or give it away.


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[aerospacefarmer]

Those small glass bottles of cider look great - how long can you leave them in there? I haven't seen lids/caps like those before, how do they work? Is that a hard cider or straight sweet cider? I've been planting way too many apple trees for a number of years and I would eventually like to make cider like you guys. This is great information.

Those bottles were filled in 2014 I think. Nit sure how they will taste now. I have them in fridge. They are grolsch beer style bottles. Work great. That is hard cider