Is this too simple?

[LesTom]

I fancy a go at making a simple cider or a Turbo cider as I believe it's called and I happened across this video from YouTube:-

A few questions:-

Is this too simple?
Do I need to use tannin or malic acid?
Will the balloon be sufficient and workable as an airlock?

Thoughts and advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

No mention of sterilising especially the jug he is racking to.

 

[LesTom]

After a couple of recent disasters with my home brew which I put down to poor sterilisation, I don't reckon I'll make that mistake again.
Another question, is there a particular yeast which is particularly suited to cider brewing?

 

[suffolkbeer]

https://www.crossmyloofbrew.co.uk/o...wing-Yeast-Wine-Cider-Mead-etc-from-p93773464

 

[LesTom]

https://www.crossmyloofbrew.co.uk/o...wing-Yeast-Wine-Cider-Mead-etc-from-p93773464

Cheers

 

[Trevor Clacher]

Try e950 cider yeast with sweetener if you like a sweet cider. I use it for fruit turbo cider

 

[GerritT]

I fancy a go at making a simple cider or a Turbo cider as I believe it's called and I happened across this video from YouTube:-

A few questions:-

Is this too simple?
Do I need to use tannin or malic acid?
Will the balloon be sufficient and workable as an airlock?

Thoughts and advice greatly appreciated.

Prison brew, I made a few of them. Yes, the punctured balloon works as airlock. But (disclaimer: I didn't watch the video) a bit of normal sanitation is required. In the end one wants sugar turned into alcohol, and this setup works.

 

[MrRook]

I used S-189 on the last Cider I brewed.

 

[Ken L]

Yes, it will work but why wold you intentionally chose a sub-optimal outcome?