How to Brew Cheap Cider
Sanitize all of your equipment, especially your Carboy, either with some sterilizing solution or with hot, soapy water--but make sure you don't damage the Carboy., Rinse Carboy and pour in apple juice.,Put the 500g of sugar into the heatproof jug...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Sanitize all of your equipment
An excellent sanitizing solution is 2 tbs (un-perfumed) bleach per 5 gallons of water. -
Step 2: especially your Carboy
After rinsing out the Carboy to get rid of the soap or sterilizing solution, pour the apple juice into the Carboy. ,, Remember to fill the air trap just under halfway with water ,,, If you have the benefit of a wine filter you should use that to get rid of the last remnants of yeast but don't worry if you don't because all it means is that you have to be a bit more careful when siphoning the cider off into the large vessel, e.g. a bowl or saucepan, but remember to keep the yeast at the bottom of the Carboy if you want to try secondary fermentation. , if there is any left over just drink it or put it in a smaller bottle. , === , -
Step 3: either with some sterilizing solution or with hot
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Step 4: soapy water--but make sure you don't damage the Carboy.
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Step 5: Rinse Carboy and pour in apple juice.
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Step 6: Put the 500g of sugar into the heatproof jug and fill it up to about a liter with hot water from the kettle
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Step 7: stir until all the sugar has dissolved then add it to the apple juice
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Step 8: Add the yeast and put the rubber bung and air trap on.
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Step 9: Leave for a few days.
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Step 10: Using your hydrometer
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Step 11: ;;;wait until it has a SG level of 1030;;;
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Step 12: then you add the finings and wait until all the yeast has settled to the bottom and the cider is crystal clear.
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Step 13: Be sure to get rid of all the yeast.
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Step 14: Now it's time to bottle your cider
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Step 15: by simply siphoning the cider into sterilized bottles which you can sterilize like you did with the Carboy.
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Step 16: You can now either enjoy your still cider or try to achieve secondary fermentation which will be explained now.
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Step 17: Put a few teaspoons of sugar into both bottles
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Step 18: then just a little bit of yeast from the Carboy and screw the caps on tightly
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Step 19: leave for several weeks and Voila you have fizzy cider!
Detailed Guide
An excellent sanitizing solution is 2 tbs (un-perfumed) bleach per 5 gallons of water.
After rinsing out the Carboy to get rid of the soap or sterilizing solution, pour the apple juice into the Carboy. ,, Remember to fill the air trap just under halfway with water ,,, If you have the benefit of a wine filter you should use that to get rid of the last remnants of yeast but don't worry if you don't because all it means is that you have to be a bit more careful when siphoning the cider off into the large vessel, e.g. a bowl or saucepan, but remember to keep the yeast at the bottom of the Carboy if you want to try secondary fermentation. , if there is any left over just drink it or put it in a smaller bottle. , === ,
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