easy cider recipe from scratch
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simon12
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Simplest is add cider yeast to apple juice, I have done it a few times and its good but not great.
Rockhopperross
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I've only made 1 batch in a dj so far but it was bloody hansom! A bit like thatchers but less chemicaly in taste. I stuck on a full 5 gallon fv last week so I hope it come out good. The recipe for a 5 gallon batch is as follows...
23 liters morrisons own apple juice
500g white cane sugar
Young cider yeast 5g
4 tea bags steeped in 1/2 pint of boiling water.
Canderell sweetener 1tsp per bottle.
It had a og of 1048 and has dropped to 1006 in the last 8 or so days. Should be finished up in the next few days at about 6% but like my first attempt I'm going to leave it a while longer to clear out before bottling. Just hope the bigger scale tastes as good as my first attempt in the dj. I added 1tsp of sweeter to each bottle just to take a touch of the dryness away.
Ross
23 liters morrisons own apple juice
500g white cane sugar
Young cider yeast 5g
4 tea bags steeped in 1/2 pint of boiling water.
Canderell sweetener 1tsp per bottle.
It had a og of 1048 and has dropped to 1006 in the last 8 or so days. Should be finished up in the next few days at about 6% but like my first attempt I'm going to leave it a while longer to clear out before bottling. Just hope the bigger scale tastes as good as my first attempt in the dj. I added 1tsp of sweeter to each bottle just to take a touch of the dryness away.
Ross
mr_rusty
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Rockhopperross , I,ve made a few ciders like yours from Supermarket juice and noticed that different Supermarket juices taste slightly differrent .
I,m not a fan of dry cider so i,m adding a teaspoon of canderel to each bottle of my next batch as i dont like it dry either as well as 1/2 teaspoon of sugar to give it a slight fizz .
Ive also flavoured it before bottling .
I choose my juice flavour , already ive used , cherry , mango and cranberry and five fruits and even Robinson Apple concentrate .
I simmered the flavoured juice down by about 50% and let it cool.
Racked the brew into a clean demijon then added the flavour before bottling .
Turned out good .
I,m trying the lazy way next as ive just ordered some food flavouring and adding a drop or two to each bottle to see what it turns out like .
I,ll keep you informed
I,m not a fan of dry cider so i,m adding a teaspoon of canderel to each bottle of my next batch as i dont like it dry either as well as 1/2 teaspoon of sugar to give it a slight fizz .
Ive also flavoured it before bottling .
I choose my juice flavour , already ive used , cherry , mango and cranberry and five fruits and even Robinson Apple concentrate .
I simmered the flavoured juice down by about 50% and let it cool.
Racked the brew into a clean demijon then added the flavour before bottling .
Turned out good .
I,m trying the lazy way next as ive just ordered some food flavouring and adding a drop or two to each bottle to see what it turns out like .
I,ll keep you informed
