New to the cider stuff

[otuatail]

Hi I have done plenty of wine and berr but this is my first atempt at cider. I like strong beers and the SG is usualy around 45-50 but when I try Youngs brew pear cider and put in 1kg sugar I get an initial SG of 34 with timings of
7-12 days in bucket
4 Days in presure barel and
7 days moved to a cooler place

This dosn't seem like a strong cider to me based on beer SG readings. I have just started this so could add more sugar.

Desmond.

 

[otuatail]

Acording to : http://www.real-cider.co.uk/how-to-meas ... c-gravity/
take difrence in SG and divide this by the magic number of 7.36

 

[oldbloke]

What ABV does the kit claim to make? Add 20gm per litre for every 1% extra you want. (That's ordinary sugar, dunno about stuff like DME)
Cider will finish a good bit lower than ale. Possibly below 1.000. Hence your surprise at the SG.

 

[otuatail]

Hi Thanks. The only thing it says is ABV 7% if following instructions for 32 pints

I think this will be only 4% so to get to 7% acording to oldbloke that is another 66 grams. Dosn't seem much. I think I need to get up to about SG 45.

One thing that may make a diffrence is, when you use a beer kit the malt will keep the SG up as it is like treakle in a can but the pear juice is liter.

 

[RobWalker]

you probably havn't stirred it properly, which is fine but will give you an incorrect reading.

the hangover and embarrassment will prove it's up there. :lol:

 

[oldbloke]

Hi Thanks. The only thing it says is ABV 7% if following instructions for 32 pints

I think this will be only 4% so to get to 7% acording to oldbloke that is another 66 grams. Dosn't seem much. I think I need to get up to about SG 45.

One thing that may make a diffrence is, when you use a beer kit the malt will keep the SG up as it is like treakle in a can but the pear juice is liter.

20gm PER LITRE, I said.

If it reckons to make 7%, then it should, unless you dilute it to 40 pints or something.
I'd be very wary of adding more sugar than the instructions recommend.

 

[otuatail]

I have given the cider another vigouras stirr and it is still SG=34. I have added another 500g. If I can't remember the previouse day then I may not put too much sugar in next time. I have a next door neighbour so I will use him as a gunny pig.

HA !

 

[Brewtrog]

Remember that wines and ciders, unlike beers, will get as low as 990, which would get your brew to 5.8% or there abouts.