cider

[Ben1988]

hi im new to brewing cider just wondered if any one could help me i got 4.5 liters of pure apple juice mashed 3 tea bags in some cold water then got 16oz of sugar ones i did that i checked my sg and got a reading of 1060 and after that i added my yeats and it started fizzing last night and i looked this morrning and it now gone clowdy and still only fizzing is that normal and could any one tell me if its goin to turn out something like

 

[Sussex Hopburner]

Hi

It all sounds right as long as you sterilised everything.

When it stops fermenting you will need to check the taste and may need to adjust sharpness (using malic acid) or sweetness (using sweetener-not sugar).

Then you need to decide whether to bottle or barrel.

Then comes the tricky bit- patience- leave it for a few months (barring a taster or two)


Dave

 

[Grumpy Jack]

Sounds fine to me... :thumb:

 

[Ben1988]

thanks for the help should be ready to bottle about 4 or 5 days

 

[evanvine]

That's going to take some maturing, I use 3 T-bags for 24 ltrs!

 

[kirton]

What do the tea bags do? I've got some wine on the go made from supermarket apple juice, it's just juice, sugar, water and yeast! Will it matter that I didn't use any teabags?

 

[evanvine]

What do the tea bags do? I've got some wine on the go made from supermarket apple juice, it's just juice, sugar, water and yeast! Will it matter that I didn't use any teabags?

T-bags add tannin and are an easy way if you don't have any grape tannin.
The tannin just adds a bit of "taste", so don't worry that you haven't added any, it can always be done in retrospect.

 

[kirton]

so don't worry that you haven't added any, it can always be done in retrospect.

So if I have a little taste during it's first racking, and top up with a little tea if necessary, correct?

 

[evanvine]

So if I have a little taste during it's first racking, and top up with a little tea if necessary, correct?

:thumb:
It will initially tast fairly harsh, but this will mellow as it matures.