Jaffa91
New Cider Brewer
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Alright guys,
I attempted my first cider using the apple trees in my Garden, It's currently in the fermentation stages but I really don't think anything is happening, hence my thread.
Collected apples from my various trees
Rinsed them
Cut them and blended them
Added mix to Press
Got roughly 23 litres of Pure apple juice, I gave the juice a taste straight away and it did not taste strongly acidic, rather nice, so I am assuming that my apple trees are not all cookers, good variety added.
I let the juice sit for 1-2 hours in a fermentation bucket, siphoned it 2 times to remove any nasty bits and sediment missed by the straining bags.
Added some Pectolase to kill any nasty bacteria and left for 24 hours.
Gave it another mix and added the yeast, I assumed that the sheer amount of apples would have enough sugar for the fermentation to kick in.
Put the airlock onto the lid of the fermentation bucket with a dash of water, it's been roughly 4+ days now and apart from the scum on the inside of the bucket which is visible nothing else seems to be happening, no bubbling in the airlock, nothing.
Can anyone offer some advice on this situation as to whether I have missed anything or done something wrong.
I've added a few snaps as it was my first attempt, also a few of the mischievous family members being nosy!
Cheers
J
I attempted my first cider using the apple trees in my Garden, It's currently in the fermentation stages but I really don't think anything is happening, hence my thread.
Collected apples from my various trees
Rinsed them
Cut them and blended them
Added mix to Press
Got roughly 23 litres of Pure apple juice, I gave the juice a taste straight away and it did not taste strongly acidic, rather nice, so I am assuming that my apple trees are not all cookers, good variety added.
I let the juice sit for 1-2 hours in a fermentation bucket, siphoned it 2 times to remove any nasty bits and sediment missed by the straining bags.
Added some Pectolase to kill any nasty bacteria and left for 24 hours.
Gave it another mix and added the yeast, I assumed that the sheer amount of apples would have enough sugar for the fermentation to kick in.
Put the airlock onto the lid of the fermentation bucket with a dash of water, it's been roughly 4+ days now and apart from the scum on the inside of the bucket which is visible nothing else seems to be happening, no bubbling in the airlock, nothing.
Can anyone offer some advice on this situation as to whether I have missed anything or done something wrong.
I've added a few snaps as it was my first attempt, also a few of the mischievous family members being nosy!
Cheers
J