Ciders done

[Meat Hunter]

Well almost. After 2 weeks give or take, the fermentation appears to have stopped. Just racked over to secondary carboy. Will let this sit for a few days, rack once more to get any subtle yeasty floaty particulates out a bit more.
Next step is to bottle.

Original Gravity, 1.050, Final Gravity, 1.001.
Alcohol by volume, 6.40%

My neighbor who buys his beer in Iowa, has 20 cases of bottles for me, all I have to do is give him the deposit on them and dust of my bottle caper. Sweet.

A tad under 5 Gallons. Gonna be a long cold winter here in Mn, but at least I'll be fat, drunk and happy

[Fishawn]

That's Awesome!..... Can't wait to hear abooot the taste test & with the alcohol at that level, I would guess it will have a very favorable taste for all ( I did mean that in a good way )

[SmokinLee]

Looks good, Are you gonna carbonate any by adding the corn sugar to the mix just before bottling.

[Meat Hunter]

I would guess it will have a very favorable taste for all ( I did mean that in a good way )

First off, you have my pic. Are you stalking me Second. I seen Jeffs pic in your avatar and I thought to myself, oh shit, I accidentally signed on to smf LOL. You got me on that one.

The taste right now is pretty much like a dry white wine. Fermenting down that low pretty much depleted all the sugars out, but I think I am going to backsweeten it some with some steiva or Xylosweet. Adds the sweet with out adding additional fermenting sugars. I might also add a bit of apple extract to bring out a little apple flavor to it.

Looks good, Are you gonna carbonate any by adding the corn sugar to the mix just before bottling.

Yeah will add a bit of dried malt extract to it.

If this batch goes well, then next year a cider press is in order for sure as we have boat loads of apples.

[Pandemonium]

im still laughing at Jeffs pic lol thats a riot!!! Nice soundin brew you made Meat

[ALX]

good looking/sounding stuff man....Little birdie told me my case of pumpkin(pie pumpkins from garden) ALE is about ready.....

[Zeeker]

Sure does look good MH. Kudos...

[Richtee]

Solid brew there! Are you going to be using a clarifier before racking to bottles? Gelatin works, or there's a couple other products for this. Not that it really much matters.

[curious aardvark]

Solid brew there! Are you going to be using a clarifier before racking to bottles? Gelatin works, or there's a couple other products for this. Not that it really much matters.

Oh hell yeah that matters !

Worst hangover I ever had was down to home made 'cloudy' cider. Damn near 25 years ago and I can still remember it

Get some isinglass in and clear the crap.
Or just filter it, that works too.
Get a decent funnel and just pour it through some coffee filters, that works.

Gotta admit that sure isa purty looking demijohn,

[Richtee]

Oh hell yeah that matters !

Worst hangover I ever had was down to home made 'cloudy' cider.

Hmmm you really attribute that to particulate matter? Any basis for that?

[curious aardvark]

Hmmm you really attribute that to particulate matter? Any basis for that?

well I'm pretty sure it wasn't the wine or beer I'd drunk before hand


But yeah seriously, booze with stuff in makes me very ill very quickly.

And it just looks so much better if it's clear too.

[HawgHeaven]

...But yeah seriously, booze with stuff in makes me very ill very quickly.

So, I guess you're not a fan of mezcal (tequila)... ya' know, with kind with the wormy looking critter in it?

[curious aardvark]

So, I guess you're not a fan of mezcal (tequila)... ya' know, with kind with the wormy looking critter in it?

never actually tried it. The liquid itself is clear - I'd drink that

I think it's the fermentation detritus that makes me ill.

[Richtee]

I think it's the fermentation detritus that makes me ill.

Sommabeetch eats eel and kidney pie, freakin' crumpets... probably haggis... and he comes out with this gem...

[HawgHeaven]

Sommabeetch eats eel and kidney pie, freakin' crumpets... probably haggis... and he comes out with this gem...

Hey, what's wrong with eating eels?

Eliminate the middle man, eat the bait.