Hard Cider Brewing
Okay, now begins the attempt of making some hard cider. If it doesn't completely suck, we'll have it at our Thanksgiving dinner. :)
I'll keep the technical details here for our tracking, and also anyone else that's interested. ;)
Apples:
22 lbs 12.75 oz picked (after throwing out a few bad ones, or feeding a couple to the horse)
20 lbs 00.25 oz after coring, ready to be juiced
Now we have 20 lbs of cored and sliced apples in the freezer. Tomorrow we'll take them out and use our new juicer to produce juice. :)
Ready for tomorrow, we bought the following at the brew store...
Will update after tomorrow with the details of juicing and pitching the yeast. :)
I'll keep the technical details here for our tracking, and also anyone else that's interested. ;)
Apples:
- Golden Delicious
- 05 lbs, 05.50 oz (85.50 oz) - Picked
- 04 lbs, 07.75 oz (71.75 oz) - Cored and ready
- Granny Smith
- 03 lbs, 00.75 oz (48.75 oz) - Picked
- 02 lbs, 11.75 oz (43.75 oz) - Cored and ready
- Rome
- 03 lbs, 05.50 oz (83.50 oz) - Picked
- 03 lbs, 00.00 oz (48.00 oz) - Cored and ready
- Fuji
- 11 lbs, 01.00 oz (177.00 oz) - Picked
- 09 lbs, 12.75 oz (156.75 oz) - Cored and ready
22 lbs 12.75 oz picked (after throwing out a few bad ones, or feeding a couple to the horse)
20 lbs 00.25 oz after coring, ready to be juiced
Now we have 20 lbs of cored and sliced apples in the freezer. Tomorrow we'll take them out and use our new juicer to produce juice. :)
Ready for tomorrow, we bought the following at the brew store...
- 3 gallon glass carboy
- One Step no-rinse Cleanser
- Sodium Metabisulfite
- Nottingham Brewing Yeast (Ale Yeast)
- Brewcraft Yeast Nutrient
- Pectic Enzyme Solution
- Big Funnel of joy
- Carboy stopper
Will update after tomorrow with the details of juicing and pitching the yeast. :)