Comments on: How To Make Apple Cider http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/ Housekeeping the smart way Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Savvy Housekeeper http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-46831 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:00:28 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-46831 Glad you like it Dennis. If you want is sweeter, you can always add a sweetener that yeast don't eat, like splenda or lactose. Glad you like it Dennis. If you want is sweeter, you can always add a sweetener that yeast don’t eat, like splenda or lactose.

]]> by: DENNIS http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-45185 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:59:49 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-45185 OK, I've made a few batches and this stuff is not quite as sweet as ciders like woodchuck,its a little more dry. Overall, very satisfied, thanks guys! OK, I’ve made a few batches and this stuff is not quite as sweet as ciders like woodchuck,its a little more dry. Overall, very satisfied, thanks guys!

]]> by: Dennis http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-35134 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:46:01 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-35134 I'm going to bottle my first batch tonight. Looking forward to it! I’m going to bottle my first batch tonight. Looking forward to it!

]]> by: Savvy Housekeeper http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34880 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:22:25 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34880 Ha, yeah Kenneth, that's normal. It's an unfortunate part of brewing, but it passes. Ha, yeah Kenneth, that’s normal. It’s an unfortunate part of brewing, but it passes.

]]> by: kenneth http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34535 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:44:29 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34535 About 24 hours in and I started to notice a rotten egg/ sulfur smell coming out of the airlock. I did a little research and it seems like I'm getting what some homebrewers refer to as 'rhino farts' which is common in fermentation of ciders and lagers. Supposedly the smell should go away in a few days. (I really hope so.) About 24 hours in and I started to notice a rotten egg/ sulfur smell coming out of the airlock. I did a little research and it seems like I’m getting what some homebrewers refer to as ‘rhino farts’ which is common in fermentation of ciders and lagers. Supposedly the smell should go away in a few days. (I really hope so.)

]]> by: Savvy Housekeeper http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34467 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:01 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34467 Kenneth, we tried it again with cinnamon, and it was tasty. Good luck! Kenneth, we tried it again with cinnamon, and it was tasty. Good luck!

]]> by: kenneth http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34453 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:04:52 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-34453 This is the simplest method I've seen for hard cider. I just got my juice, sugar and yeast in my carboy a minute ago. I'm really excited to see how this turns out. I plan to "dry hop" it with some cinnamon and nutmeg. It'll go great with Thanksgiving dinner. This is the simplest method I’ve seen for hard cider. I just got my juice, sugar and yeast in my carboy a minute ago. I’m really excited to see how this turns out. I plan to “dry hop” it with some cinnamon and nutmeg. It’ll go great with Thanksgiving dinner.

]]> by: Savvy http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-33755 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:13:56 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-33755 Dennis--"You siphon the cider with a racking cane designed for siphoning beer and cider. It is designed to siphon fluid about an inch from the bottom so it doesn't pull up much sediment. It doesn't waste much either. You will always get a bit of sediment in the bottom of cider once the yeast that are still suspended in the cider settle out in the bottle once they are done carbonating it. This is normal and is just a byproduct of unfiltered beer or cider. Besides the racking cane, if you just wait until your cider looks clear in the carboy before you bottle it, you'll end up with less sediment in the bottle and more left behind in the carboy. It's okay to leave a little cider (say a half an inch) in the carboy to avoid sucking up sediment." -- Savvy's husband. Dennis–”You siphon the cider with a racking cane designed for siphoning beer and cider. It is designed to siphon fluid about an inch from the bottom so it doesn’t pull up much sediment. It doesn’t waste much either.

You will always get a bit of sediment in the bottom of cider once the yeast that are still suspended in the cider settle out in the bottle once they are done carbonating it. This is normal and is just a byproduct of unfiltered beer or cider. Besides the racking cane, if you just wait until your cider looks clear in the carboy before you bottle it, you’ll end up with less sediment in the bottle and more left behind in the carboy. It’s okay to leave a little cider (say a half an inch) in the carboy to avoid sucking up sediment.” — Savvy’s husband.

]]> by: dennis http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-33753 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:42:08 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-33753 How do you keep the sediment out of the cider when you siphon it into the bucket? If you keep the hose off the bottom, isn't some wasted? Or, can you filter out the remaining with a cofee filter or something? How do you keep the sediment out of the cider when you siphon it into the bucket? If you keep the hose off the bottom, isn’t some wasted? Or, can you filter out the remaining with a cofee filter or something?

]]> by: Savvy Housekeeper http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-33495 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/how-to-make-apple-cider/#comment-33495 Chris, I asked me husband. Here is what he said: "The yeast *will* eat all of the added sugar, which is why you only add enough sugar for carbonation. If you want, you can "backsweeten" the cider with unfermentable sugars such as lactose or some people even use Splenda. Basically if you want the yeast to naturally carbonate the bottle and you want the cider to have some sweetness, you will have to add an unfermentable sugar at bottling time along with your sugar for carbonation. If you add too much fermentable sugar at bottling time, the yeast will eat all of it and you risk a "bottle bomb" as the pressure builds." Hope that helps. Chris, I asked me husband. Here is what he said:

“The yeast *will* eat all of the added sugar, which is why you only add enough sugar for carbonation. If you want, you can “backsweeten” the cider with unfermentable sugars such as lactose or some people even use Splenda. Basically if you want the yeast to naturally carbonate the bottle and you want the cider to have some sweetness, you will have to add an unfermentable sugar at bottling time along with your sugar for carbonation.

If you add too much fermentable sugar at bottling time, the yeast will eat all of it and you risk a “bottle bomb” as the pressure builds.”

Hope that helps.

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