So I went to the local supermarket and bought 5 litres of Organic Sainsburys Apple juice..... 3x (1.35l) bottle of Innocent Apple Juice and 3x (1.35l) bottles of Apple and Raspberry Juice.
I went ahead with everything and decided to ask questions later.... (I was too keen to get it started!!! and I have made Cider from juice in the past with success)
A few questions I am hoping some people can answer for me
The innocent Juice had no added preservatives or additives and is 100% fruit so I was confident and just added yeast to it gave it a shake after 15 minutes and let it be.
I was originally planning on making one batch of just the Apple Juice and then another batch of Apple& Raspberry but changed my mind last minute and put 2 bottles of Apple Juice and 2 bottles of Apple & Raspberry Juice into a demijon and put in about half a packet of Youngs Cider Yeast
So some questions....
Yeast
Is it okay to put more yeast in than normal? I had 5 grams of Cider yeast and put about half the packet (if not more) into the demijon because I had no scales.... Will this affect the taste (or anything else) putting more than the normal amount of yeast in?
I have never used it before but I did see some people use Yeast Nutrient in thier brews.... Is this essential / a preference on taste or reliability of the brew? I didnt have any and never used it in past brews and they turned out okay.
Adding Sugar to the Brew
So I know alot of people just use regular sugar but I only had brown Caster Sugar for the Sainsburys Organic apple batch so threw in a cup just to make a cider with more of a kick. Apart from taste has anyone had any experiences or preferences to the sugar they use for Cider?
Not seeing much activity on any of the brews apart from the Apple & Raspeberry brew so stuck on a heat belt that will hopefully give it a kick start
(Sainsburys Organic Demijon not pictured.... I had some juice left over so just made some separate brews in the chance they turn out tastier...
I went ahead with everything and decided to ask questions later.... (I was too keen to get it started!!! and I have made Cider from juice in the past with success)
A few questions I am hoping some people can answer for me
The innocent Juice had no added preservatives or additives and is 100% fruit so I was confident and just added yeast to it gave it a shake after 15 minutes and let it be.
I was originally planning on making one batch of just the Apple Juice and then another batch of Apple& Raspberry but changed my mind last minute and put 2 bottles of Apple Juice and 2 bottles of Apple & Raspberry Juice into a demijon and put in about half a packet of Youngs Cider Yeast
So some questions....
Yeast
Is it okay to put more yeast in than normal? I had 5 grams of Cider yeast and put about half the packet (if not more) into the demijon because I had no scales.... Will this affect the taste (or anything else) putting more than the normal amount of yeast in?
I have never used it before but I did see some people use Yeast Nutrient in thier brews.... Is this essential / a preference on taste or reliability of the brew? I didnt have any and never used it in past brews and they turned out okay.
Adding Sugar to the Brew
So I know alot of people just use regular sugar but I only had brown Caster Sugar for the Sainsburys Organic apple batch so threw in a cup just to make a cider with more of a kick. Apart from taste has anyone had any experiences or preferences to the sugar they use for Cider?
Not seeing much activity on any of the brews apart from the Apple & Raspeberry brew so stuck on a heat belt that will hopefully give it a kick start
(Sainsburys Organic Demijon not pictured.... I had some juice left over so just made some separate brews in the chance they turn out tastier...