Brewmaster Jeff Merriman explains how to make hard cider in three simple steps. You can make hard cider from fresh pressed apple juice, store bought juice (without preservatives), or one of the hard cider concentrate kits sold at Northern Brewer.
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I use champagne yeast.
Then throw it in your pot still and cook….mmmmm
Did you add just one packet of red star for 5 gallons? Is there any benefit to adding a pectin enzyme for clarity?
Also, how much priming sugar for 12 oz bottles?
Great video!!
why bother making this plastic yourself when you can buy similar plastic @ the store?
when do you put cinnamon or other flavorants in? When it's fermenting or before bottling?
How did I get into gardening and end up learning how to make cider? š I've got to many apples I finally want to use instead of letting them rot
What temperature should it be kept at while fermenting?
Does any one know how to figure the amount of points increase to the ABV per pound of brown sugar in a one gallon container?
The cap you used looked different than a normal one. Was that a special cap?
You have to rehydrate the yeast. šš
How can I add carbonation? Can I use regular co2 cartidges like the ones used for airsoft guns?
Right off the bat, Iām disappointed. The first step instructions say not to use dish soap. Great advice Iām sure. But then you donāt give any alternative cleaning agent one should use. So now Iām sitting here thinking āwow thatās no help at allā
Im not even going to finish this video. Crappy content creation in my opinion.
Thanks for nothing…
lol… "coughs like a minnesotan"
At what temp do you maintain your fermentation, or is it not critical ? When I ferment 'shine, I like to keep it at 80-90 degrees F.
Could I use distillers yeast and molasses as the sugar?
How about adding honey ( I have the purest organic honey) instead of sugar
When should you add the purƩe?
All product placement….what a waste of time!
i use live yeast for bread i dont now is it available in usa but moonshine and vine is the best from it :))
https://youtu.be/_b3pUNIPDqw
What happens if you freeze your apple juices and the drink stuff doesnāt freeze is that ok to drink please let me know
Made it seem more complicated than what it takes to make simple hard cider.
Why not try every yeast and all of the additional ingredients at the same time …that should eliminate headspace and add a TON of "character"!
Great video
Great video! If I want to add for example brown sugar, should I be heating the juice up first to allow it to absorb? And for gravity and I just reading it as if it were ābeerā?
I might get roasted but it's fine because I really enjoy my cider. I use 04 yeast leaves it pretty sweet I ferment 2 weeks then bottle and pasteurize the yeast to kill it off and leave the bottles sweet and carbonized.
How important is tempareture? Thank u :))
You know that word"easy"? You really need to look that up.
Didnt know u can ferment on plastic containers…can b done just with apple or fresh apple juice?
Turbo cider made from non-cider apples. Drinkable, but not tasty or textured. (Roeselare yeast in clean apple juice = funky wild yeast flavours and faults). You Americans need to come over to Blighty and drink some properrrr West Country ziderrrrr in Zumerzzzettttt – lots of culture down here also. You'll love it. And the locals talk like pirates.
How many grams of yeast will I need to use for this much cider?
Can you leave wild hard cider on its lees to age or do you recommend racking to secondary before bottling?
Too much talk!