Jaffa91
New Cider Brewer
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2016
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Hey guys,
Attempted a small 2nd batch of apple cider with the remaining apples on the trees left over from the first pick. (I think the trees are various apples but no eating apples)
Rinsed apples
Pulpled apples
Pressed apples
Made 1 Gallon of apple juice
Poured juice through straining bag to make sure all bits missed were removed
Added 1 teaspoon of crushed campden as per instruction on bottle.
Left 24 hours
added some brewing sugar 250g
poured some luke warm water into a cup with cider yeast to give it some activation and then added to the juice.
Left fermenting for 14 days at reasonable temp of roughly 18-22 degrees.
Siphoned into barrel and adding extra sugar per required amount.
left barrel for another 1 week.
tasted the cider for the first time the other day (2 glasses) and it seems to be a bit flat in terms of fizz and also it has a slight vinegar taste.
The fizz is not a huge issue for me, but the vinegar taste is as it's the 2nd time I've attempted brewing cider and the 2nd time it's happened, I would like to nail this issue before trying to perfect the cider in other areas.
As you all know, it's a fun learning curve, so this can give me some insight into what I did wrong and what I an do next year to make it better.
Cheers
Jaffa
Attempted a small 2nd batch of apple cider with the remaining apples on the trees left over from the first pick. (I think the trees are various apples but no eating apples)
Rinsed apples
Pulpled apples
Pressed apples
Made 1 Gallon of apple juice
Poured juice through straining bag to make sure all bits missed were removed
Added 1 teaspoon of crushed campden as per instruction on bottle.
Left 24 hours
added some brewing sugar 250g
poured some luke warm water into a cup with cider yeast to give it some activation and then added to the juice.
Left fermenting for 14 days at reasonable temp of roughly 18-22 degrees.
Siphoned into barrel and adding extra sugar per required amount.
left barrel for another 1 week.
tasted the cider for the first time the other day (2 glasses) and it seems to be a bit flat in terms of fizz and also it has a slight vinegar taste.
The fizz is not a huge issue for me, but the vinegar taste is as it's the 2nd time I've attempted brewing cider and the 2nd time it's happened, I would like to nail this issue before trying to perfect the cider in other areas.
As you all know, it's a fun learning curve, so this can give me some insight into what I did wrong and what I an do next year to make it better.
Cheers
Jaffa
