Apple Cider

Well after bottling my Nashi Cider I just couldn't resist........

Turning some of These :)
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Into some of This :thumbsup:
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Cheers
Pete

You are a sucker for punishment Pete. How many hangovers in those bottles?

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Originally Posted by Rushy

You are a sucker for punishment Pete. How many hangovers in those bottles?

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None :)

For me that is .... I don't drink cider I just like making it.

My friends drink it, They can enjoy the hangovers. :thumbsup:

Starting SG is 1.050 so this lot will brew out to about 6% alcohol.

Cheers
Pete

Whats the recipe/process? I've done a few batches of homebrew bear, come out okay, I'd be keen to try a cider. I have a dark ale bottled at the moment :beer:

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Im going to have a drink of passionfruit cider my favourite.

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Originally Posted by P38

None :)

For me that is .... I don't drink cider I just like making it.

My friends drink it, They can enjoy the hangovers. :thumbsup:

Starting SG is 1.050 so this lot will brew out to about 6% alcohol.

Cheers
Pete

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Forum tasting session? :D

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

Whats the recipe/process? I've done a few batches of homebrew bear, come out okay, I'd be keen to try a cider. I have a dark ale bottled at the moment :beer:

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Pretty simple process Phillipgr.

Lots of YouTube vids too.

Or follow this thread http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...r-cider-12128/

I started with one and a half 20l buckets filled with wind fall apples from my Fuji and Granny Smith Trees.

Cut them into pieces and run them through my wife's kitchen juicer and ended up with just over two gallons of juice, although you'd probably get a better yield from a press.

Put the juice into the fermenters, add yeast and an air lock and leave until fermentation has almost stopped.

Rack it off into clean fermenters and leave it under air locks for secondary fermentation.

Once the secondary fermentation has stopped , leave it a month or two longer then bottle.

Bottle as is, if you want still cider or add 1/8 cup of sugar per gallon just before bottling for sparkling cider.

Leave in bottles for a couple of months then drink.

Starting SG was 1.050 so I'm expecting this cider to ferment out at around 6% alcohol.

Seems like a good use of the apples to me. :thumbsup:

Cheers
Pete

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

Whats the recipe/process? I've done a few batches of homebrew bear, come out okay, I'd be keen to try a cider. I have a dark ale bottled at the moment :beer:

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Brown, black or grizzly?? :P

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Brown, black or grizzly?? :P

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Im going to go with Grizzly, they make you feel a bit that way in the morning haha

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Cheers for that Pete!

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My apple tree is being stripped by the kids this weekend. Will turn into some of thid. Cheers pete

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Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie

My apple tree is being stripped by the kids this weekend. Will turn into some of thid. Cheers pete

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Good on You Deepsouthaussie :thumbsup:

Let us know how you get on, pictures are good.

Cheers
Pete

After six weeks fermentation and a second racking off this is the product to date.

Specific gravity has reached 1.000 so I expect the alcohol content to be around 6-7%

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I will rack it off one more time and leave it another month or so hopefully for some Malolactic Fermentation to occur and for the cider to clear a little more before bottling.

It tastes ok at this stage too so will hopefully be better after maturing some more.

Cheers
Pete

Those nashi's are tasty when you dehydrate them.

Tried something a little different yesterday and made up a batch of Apple Cider using Fresh Up Apple Juice.

Will be good to compare it with the batch of cider I made from my own apples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FurW...ature=youtu.be

Will let you know how it all turns out in a couple of months or so.

Cheers
Pete

@mrs dundee

I opened my first bottle of Apple Cider today that was made from Keri Apple Juice and bottled on December 4th.

Let it chill in the fridge for a few hours first.

Tastes Bloody Great Too :thumbsup:
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Will taste even better with a couple of more months under its belt, especially on those long hot February evenings with a BBQ. :cool:

I fermented and bottled 15L of Keri Apple Juice on Dec 4 and have another 15L currently in the fermenter which will be bottled in a week or three.

Total costs all up work out at $1.60/L ........ would be even cheaper if I could find a bulk source of apple juice other than the supermarket.

I've Learned that making Cider from commercially squeezed apple juice like Keri or Fresh Up is way easier and gives a much better product than home juicing your own apples.

I also found that the 15L bottles of water they sell at Pak N Save for $9:99 make awesome fermenters and are way cheaper that the $50 odd dollars they want for a fermenter at the brew shops.

Mrs D, Take it easy on the Cider as even after one bottle you'll be feeling the love and Mr D may or may not show any compassion if you over indulge.

Cheers
Pete

Nice Pete. You have a juice supply just up the road.

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

Nice Pete. You have a juice supply just up the road.

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Where's that James?

Will they sell small quantities?

Cheers
Pete

Ill keep you posted. A local juice business is a new customer of mine. No public sales but I jokingly asked for some apple juice to cider and it was considered not a problem.
I like your supermarket juice jug too. Was looking at used water cooler bottles.

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

Ill keep you posted. A local juice business is a new customer of mine. No public sales but I jokingly asked for some apple juice to cider and it was considered not a problem.
I like your supermarket juice jug too. Was looking at used water cooler bottles.

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Good stuff James

The 15L water bottles I mentioned are for water coolers.

If you have any empties grab them for your fermenter.

Cheers
Pete

Hmmmm, we do a fair bit of work for enza and I have a virtually un limited supply of 200 liter plastic drums.

It's got the gears turning Pete!

Is it worth spending the couple of bucks and throwing some Finings in to clear it all, save the wait?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Hmmmm, we do a fair bit of work for enza and I have a virtually un limited supply of 200 liter plastic drums.

It's got the gears turning Pete!

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200L of cider sounds dangerous. You'll turn Nelson all hippy

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Is it worth spending the couple of bucks and throwing some Finings in to clear it all, save the wait?

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I've been throwing gelatin into my beer before bottling. It cleans it up very well. Finings (Irish Moss) usually goes in the boil?

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

200L of cider sounds dangerous. You'll turn Nelson all hippy

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Too late [emoji6]

@Willie

No need to add finnings.

Apple cider will clear itself beautifully ..... fermentation could take a couple of months ........ followed by a good couple of months in the bottle ......you just have to be patient that's all. :)

My Pommy Mate from Kent recons it's not real Cider unless it's cloudy and has floaty bits in it.

However he has given my brew the thumbs up.

Start a brew now and another in Autumn and you'll have a good supply for Spring and Summer.

Cheers
Pete

Cheers Pete, right now i have enough home brew beer to fill the garage, seriously out of hand lol.
Just away to bottle up another 23 litres of Wheat Beer now. Damn that stuff is good, also got a really nice IPA that is rocking about 6.5% after using some brew enhancer. Woops, gives a nice little buzz that one does.

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Too late [emoji6]

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Oh don't I know it. I rescued my cook from there.

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@mrs dundee

I opened my first bottle of Apple Cider today that was made from Keri Apple Juice and bottled on December 4th.

Let it chill in the fridge for a few hours first.

Tastes Bloody Great Too :thumbsup:
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Will taste even better with a couple of more months under its belt, especially on those long hot February evenings with a BBQ. :cool:

I fermented and bottled 15L of Keri Apple Juice on Dec 4 and have another 15L currently in the fermenter which will be bottled in a week or three.

Total costs all up work out at $1.60/L ........ would be even cheaper if I could find a bulk source of apple juice other than the supermarket.

I've Learned that making Cider from commercially squeezed apple juice like Keri or Fresh Up is way easier and gives a much better product than home juicing your own apples.

I also found that the 15L bottles of water they sell at Pak N Save for $9:99 make awesome fermenters and are way cheaper that the $50 odd dollars they want for a fermenter at the brew shops.

Mrs D, Take it easy on the Cider as even after one bottle you'll be feeling the love and Mr D may or may not show any compassion if you over indulge.

Cheers
Pete

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p38 i tried yr cider very nice,but havent tried the dec 4th 1 yet but i will thanks again.

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Originally Posted by P38

@mrs dundee

I opened my first bottle of Apple Cider today that was made from Keri Apple Juice and bottled on December 4th.

Let it chill in the fridge for a few hours first.

Tastes Bloody Great Too :thumbsup:
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Will taste even better with a couple of more months under its belt, especially on those long hot February evenings with a BBQ. :cool:

I fermented and bottled 15L of Keri Apple Juice on Dec 4 and have another 15L currently in the fermenter which will be bottled in a week or three.

Total costs all up work out at $1.60/L ........ would be even cheaper if I could find a bulk source of apple juice other than the supermarket.

I've Learned that making Cider from commercially squeezed apple juice like Keri or Fresh Up is way easier and gives a much better product than home juicing your own apples.

I also found that the 15L bottles of water they sell at Pak N Save for $9:99 make awesome fermenters and are way cheaper that the $50 odd dollars they want for a fermenter at the brew shops.

Mrs D, Take it easy on the Cider as even after one bottle you'll be feeling the love and Mr D may or may not show any compassion if you over indulge.

Cheers
Pete

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p38 i tried yr cider very nice,but havent tried the dec 4th 1 yet but i will thanks again.

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Originally Posted by mrs dundee

p38 i tried yr cider very nice,but havent tried the dec 4th 1 yet but i will thanks again.

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No worries Mrs D.

How did PT's cider turn out?

Cheers
Pete

Cloudy scrumpy, happy days indeed.....well done, a mate has just unearthed a bottle of carrot wine from 1982.....he fears no beer and is a real character, loves his home brew....have enjoyed many a strange brew over the years wi him....Chilli beer was a bit weird tho....and when he found Turbo Yeast he went truly ballistic on the brewing front......

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No worries Mrs D.

How did PT's cider turn out?

Cheers
Pete

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yes pt cider not bad,different with the lemon in it.So p38 are you a beer drinker.Happy New Year to you and yr family.

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Originally Posted by Mangle

Cloudy scrumpy, happy days indeed.....well done, a mate has just unearthed a bottle of carrot wine from 1982.....he fears no beer and is a real character, loves his home brew....have enjoyed many a strange brew over the years wi him....Chilli beer was a bit weird tho....and when he found Turbo Yeast he went truly ballistic on the brewing front......

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Carrot wine thats different how many percentage.

Tonight, after sitting here quietly doing it's thing since November 2015, I took this
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And put it into these
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Will put them away and forget about them until spring

Then the tasting will begin in earnest. :D

I also refilled the carboys and will leave them now until May or June, then into bottles and forget until this time next year.

I have 12 bottles left from February 2015 so I will most likely run out before this lots ready, but you get that with the big jobs.

Cheers
Pete

kerripes P38-now a bottle or two of that there cider would wash down a feed of plump canada goose just nicely methinks!
might even wash mummy down afterwards!-sheeit did isay that.

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Originally Posted by kotuku

might even wash mummy down afterwards!-sheeit did isay that.

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Freudian slip Kotuku.

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Originally Posted by kotuku

kerripes P38-now a bottle or two of that there cider would wash down a feed of plump canada goose just nicely methinks!
might even wash mummy down afterwards!-sheeit did isay that.

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@kotuku

Give it a go mate.

You never know your luck ;)

Set up costs are minimal, less than $40 for your first 15l ferment.

Ferment times are quite long, the longer you leave it the better the result.

Start one now and it will be ready to drink next summer.

Cheers
Pete

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Originally Posted by P38

Tonight, after sitting here quietly doing it's thing since November 2015, I took this
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And put it into these
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Will put them away and forget about them until spring

Then the tasting will begin in earnest. :D

I also refilled the carboys and will leave them now until May or June, then into bottles and forget until this time next year.

I have 12 bottles left from February 2015 so I will most likely run out before this lots ready, but you get that with the big jobs.

Cheers
Pete

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@P38. You have the patience of a saint. Ours is luck to last 3 months in the bottle.

Thanks P38 on my last bottle ,got a kick to it alright.