Separate the men from the mice, although you us sugar, I use honey with my cider to increase the gravity. Brilliant video, people are over sensitive about infections. But alcohol is the best sterilization method.
I have a question, dont know if im doing something wrong but every time i have tried making this i always seem to get a strong taste of yeast when i driink it, even after syphoning out into a new container. aslo if i leave it for a few days I end up with the sediment at the bottom of the container. Any suggestions?
Hello, loving the vids, have already done this recipe and made 5lts (already gone), I have another 10lts going now which I intend to leave a little longer this time round. Is there a limit on how long the cider will keep or can i leaver it for say 6 months without worry. Cheers.
Except I didn't add sugar nor yeast food. My gallon has been bubbling slowly but steady (a medium sized bubble every 15 seconds or so) and has been like this for almost 2 weeks, do you think it has stopped already or when can I be sure all the apple sugar has been fermented already?
I have a hydrometer but as a newbie I didn't measure the juice before starting the fermentation process so I dont have a starting reference point.. should I add more yeast or raisins? or just wait? Thanks
I need your experience here, I wanted to make cider out of preservative free apple juice, I added 10grams (a whole packet) of Danstar Ale Windsor brewing yeast (it said it was good enough for fermenting 23 liters of beer) to 2 gallons of juice, followed all of ur instructions
My friend tells me if your not careful when home brewing you can go blind. Is this true?!?! if I used your process, I should have no worries right? Also if I used a freshly opened plastic gallon of Motts Apple cider it would be considered sanitized correct? Thanks again!!!
I need someone experienced in brewing to answer this, so I came to you craig. My question is as follows: I'm doing a test to check if the applejuice I'm using contains preservatives by adding yeast to a bottle of it. So far (about 3 days in) it has gone cloudy and formed a froth a couple of centimetres high ontop. It bubbles regularly though not too much. I only used bread yeast as this was a test. From what I've said does it sound like it's working, and does it contain any preservatives? Thanks
@CraigTube I checked the ingredients and it contains no preservatives, or mentioned ones at least. I was just suspicious as it's hard to tell if companies are listing all of the ingredients in their products these days. Anyway, thanks for the swift reply, it's comforting to hear that it's going okay.
Also, to make a yeast starter do I just have to add some sugar to warm (below 20 degress celsius) water and leave it? Thanks again.
One final question: Is it true that starting initial fermentation in a plastic vessel may cause the yeast to take chemicals from the plastic? I need to choose betweeen two glass demijohns or a 2 gallon plastic bucket, what's your view?
Hey!! Love you for making this... The place where my parents live apple cider vinegar is not available and I wanted to use this for several reason.. Thanks for doing this video and benefitting us with your knowledge.. God bless!!
I happened to come across your vids while searching for wine recipes and I like the simplicity of these types of drinks. I had some apple juice and yeast lying around the kitchen so I decided to try this. My question is why wont the quick rise yeast work? I just noticed the tag you have on the video that says it wont work. I used it and it seems to be working. (16 hours) the balloon is inflated and it's fizzin like crazy in there. Will fermentation stop too early or something.
Thank you Craig you inspired me to try this out myself . i video taped the whole process and was very pleased with the results so much that i will be doing a five gallon batch of apple wine soon . i hope you dont mind i posted the videos in your video responce section
@craigtube I did not have an airlock so I untwisted the cap a little as suggested, however it keeps overflowing from the built up carbon dioxide. Any suggestions? Also, what steps should I take after the brew is done to keep the hard cider from going bad after a couple of days?
As soon as you put the sugar into the apple juice, you measured the specific gravity with your hydrometer. You said you had an alcohol level that was about the the equivalent of a beer. I'm unsure of how you had alcohol without any fermentation. What did I miss? And how are you sanitizing your equipment?
The hyrdometer measures the predicted alcohol content after fermentation I believe. To sanitize you could use bleach, but it is much more effective to spend bit of money on some sterilisation tablets.
hey im thinking about trying this out tommaro, what was the final gravity of your hard apple cider? and i got another question i have some beer yeast and some store bought activated yeast i was wondering if it would be okay to mix the 2
Okay, I think I fermented "ALL" the sweet taste out of my first batch of hard apple cider because it just doesn't have much taste and there is no sweetenss at all. So, I added some suger to a small glass and mixed it. Okay, now it taste a lot better. I am guessing I should have stopped the fermentation before all the sweetness was gone from the cider. I will rack it off the yeast and some sugar to taste and chill it for later. It does have some achohol since I got a good buze from it ! Cheers!
My hard cider fermented for a week. It doesn't have much taste at all. The original apple juice tasted great. I am woundering how much taste it is supposed to have. Maybe the cinnimon that others add is where the taste comes from or maybe it is to be mixed with other apple cider or etc...
@BobMcCob I have purchased fresh cider at apple orchards many times but all of our local apple orchards have closed. I put my tasteless hard cider in a corny keg and added two gallons more of fresh apple cider to it plus a dozzen cinnimon sticks. It taste assume now but I know I have cut the alchol content. Thats okay! As always I will keep trying until I get something with taste without the suplimental none fermented cider addition!
I am a wine maker from Virginia..and you rock. Take the mystery out of this ancient process, I say! This is something humans have done (albeit not always well) for ages, so the more the merrier. Good vid!
Craig... If I take apple juice and run it through the same process as your wine making videos, the result should be about the same as this, right? The only difference being quality?
@CraigTube Craig,is there a possibility that if using to much yeast it won't work?Because my last brew i believe i used to much of something and it didn't turn out.Any help would be great!
Hi Craig, Great video`s! I`am new to kit brewing and after watching your inmate brew video I got started on some. I have two 5ltr, 1 apple, 1 grape, and used dried sultanas as a nutrient. All seems well except the next day I noticed the packet of sultanas contain added preservatives! ie Sulphur Dioxide! oh and some vegetable oil.
Q. Is this very bad?, will it still work?, could it be harmful?
Any advice is very welcome, and many thanks in advance!
will martinellis apple juice work? its 100% juice, no additives of any kind, and also no water in it... just apple juice but its.. 'not from concentrate'
Hey Craig, i tried this out about a month ago or so with reg bakers yeast and fermentaion stopped after about 48 hrs in so i forze it to kind of "applejack/freeze distill" it and got it to come out to about maybe 7% which wasnt bad. Anyways i finally went got some "Lalvin" wine yeast and was wondering if yeast nutrient is still needed, and also how much wine yeast would be needed for about a 3 lilter batch of apple juice? Thanks!
@CraigTube Hey.. Thank you.. In a nut shell.. one gall of juice 2 cups of sugar.. I used two little packs of baking yeast.... Shake a lot for a bit.. one hour on and off.. Then.. put a toy ballon on the top... Let it sit for one week.. Hey... not to bad!! One gallion for about 3 dollars.. The way I did it smeled very yeasty.. But not bad to drink. Any way Thank you craig... Ya.. ANYONE can do it! Baby steps for now.. Then Make a great drink..
Hi yah there are a few people who show how to make it but i think most of them are nutt's I'm still going to give it a go thank for the replay...........
Hi Craig I love your videos on brewing but can you make hard lemonade ? Is it possible ? Im going to give it a go, the guy in the brewing shop said to stay away from citrus fruit, is it the acid in the fruit the yeast dose not like ?
Hello CraigTube, great video!, i am now going to try this now, but i was wondering if i could use Pear Juice instead? you see i like pear better than apple =)
you really should do more videos playing with inmate brew and hard cider its kind of my new hobby, It cost maybe 4-10 usd a batch, and you get a gallon of brew.
I went to my local HBS and now am the proud owner of a boatload of gallon jugs stoppers and airlocks, 6 different kinds of yeast, oak chips, racking cane, and bottles.. well i bottle in masn jars.. gotta keep it country
Hey Craig! Im looking forward to brew some apple cider but im not understand something, was exactly is your air lock, im kinda new in the world of brewing . It looks like a top with like a mini bottle on. Not sure could you tell me? Ive seen that the raisins you where using where the SansNom brand , im from Canada too( Quebec) and I was wondering could you tell me where do u find your airlock or how to make a cheap one, same goes for your yeast nutriments(the name of the store) Thanks
@Octoganapus If you don't have an airlock, just screw the cap on until it stops, and then back it off a hair. Just don't move or disturb it while it's fermenting and no air will get in. You should be able to use any rasins, or boil some yeast and use that as a nutrient.
@Octoganapus Im also just starting but I made a working airlock from 2 plastic bottle bottoms, few inches of plastic tubeing and some tape. Guess I could post some instructions if some of you guys are intrested. So give me some replies and I might make some time to make the instructions.
Quick question, if you have time! I'm on my first batch of hard cider and everything seems to have gone well... but my airlock is still releasing a bubble per second and I'm on my 4th day of fermentation - should I be concerned? Most people seem to say that the primary fermentation should have slowed almost completly by now, am I wrong? Thanks for any help and for your time. Your video's offer a lot of great insight, so thanks for that, too!
hey craig. really like the video. dont worry I am not 16 Lol. im 22 and live in Scotland. was just wondering, i know that buying apple juice is easier than pressing my own apples but i prefer the taste of pressing my own :) that in mind. could i use your method on a larger scale with pressed apples and ordinary cider yeast ? maby around 5 gallons. (23 litres) would be great if you could advise :) thank you.
@CraigTube i wouldn't try that it should be flagged not trying to start anything but this shows anyone how ot make it and all the ingredients/equipment is legal to buy at the age of 16
@darnadams Ok, but it's not illegal for you to make it, or to learn how to. It's illegal for you to drink it, and to protect myself I have to express my non support for under age drinking. It's also not illegal for me to show how to make it. If a 16 year old decides to make this and drink it, there is a problem with parent supervision and upbringing. Kids can obtain alcohol in many ways. I'm glad you have decided not to do this, and I hope other teens will be responsible too.
@CraigTube Correction it isn't illegal to homebrew if your underage' if you have parental consent' and your parents sign a document stating that they will only let there child drink the finished product if they say so =)
@darnadams thats why im im here too haha, but its for family and friends i dont even like cider that much, i plan on brewing some rum aswell (i know it has to be distilled) and also some mead with cinnamin
@darnadams ikr dude hes probably showing a ten year old how to make cider he would be like wtf ik how to make hard apple cider and sell it to kids at school
@MyNameAintEarl270 yes but it would most likely stop after about 2 or 3 weeks just keep checking to see if its still fermenting because that means its getting stronger
at that hydrometer reading, you should rename your video Viagra Hard Apple CIder, as its more wine than an ale. I'd also recommend using the entire yeast package, or a primer as high alcohol content actually inhibits yeast above 9%, unless champagne yeast is used. Primers get a sufficient number of yeast cells active for complete fermentation.
i made apple cider with bread yeast(tablet) and i didn't use sugar because my apple juice was really sweet(natural) and now after one month i have a cool hard apple cider that i think it has about 15% of alcohol.....
and by the way i did'nt have air-lock and another equipments because im in iran and in this country all of these are illegal ... and i coudn't provide them...
@gocubs033 I used champagne yeast and the cider was very dry. I had to sweeten it. I haven't tried wine yeast, but I assume it would work much better any other yeast since it's made for this sort of thing.
I have done my 1st brew using store bought juice, i am about to rack it, it fermented out in 4 days so at the moment its just sitting, tomorrow i will swap the containers over and taste test and do an FG on it. I have started a brewing channel to get it away form my other stuff the channel is named BrewOclock i only have one video at the moment on the preparation of this brew. I have just been out into the country and got my self some fresh apples and pears from an orchard am going to juice them
@my04tone Reply to myself here after swapping i.d's I went out and got 3.5kg of Beurre Bosc juicing Pears $2.00 (about 7lbs)5.5kg Pink Lady Juicing Apples $2.50 (about 11lbs) and a bottle of of Cheeky Rascal Strawberry and Apple cider to try because because next time i am going to pick up some cheap Strawberries and do a brew with them. All picked fresh from farm trees for little cost and a day out in the country thrown in. Will begin this brew after i rack the store bought reconstituted juice
@CraigTube Idk like im tellin you im barely starting out and i heard somewhere about using raisins b/c of their natural yeast its ether raisins or apples... What do you prefare for this expirement beer yeast or bakers yeast... b/c i know you said bakers yeast leaves a distinct flavor and it leaves some sweetness
Excellent Video Craig. Really appreciate it. Just one question, would doubling the recipe be as simple as doubling the ingredients, and using a bigger container? Also how long should I let it sit, if I do so? New to this. Thanks in advance.
An interesting brew! i have been brewing my own beer since the early 90's have stopped for a few yrs and now back into it. I bought the makings for an apple cider today, i want to try a supermarket juice 1st, i am sure its not going to be like the expensive ciders i love but it will be interesting journey as i develope my brews. First up a 5 lire jug with 4.5 litres of store bought Apple juice and a Vitners SN9 yeast and away we go. I do have access to pure fresh juice but i want to start
Hi Craig; your video inspired me about 6 months ago; made a batch using my 19L carboy and about 16 L of apple juice and about 6-7 cups of dextrose/corn sugar; used the same instructions as beer; bottled in early May (used 1 c dextrose for priming); pretty good; it's very dry so I add about 1/4 c of apple juice to the glass before I poor in the chilled cider and then it's perfect: just sweet enough and very thirst quenching. Thanks for introducing me to it!!
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Then find an orchard and buy some actual apples. Or go to the grocery store and buy some there.
And spend 5 minutes researching yeast. That's about all it should require. Do you think you could stop drinking your swill long enough to afford 5 minutes?
@Litawyn Sure, we'll all just grow trees in our back yards and spend our time researching yeast. My videos are about easy home brewing. Many people are doing it this way and having success. We all don't have apple orchards at our disposal.. sorry.
@Litawyn Not all apple juice in this world is as crappy as you describe, that's just ignorant. Sure, making cider from freshly picked ecological apples is best. But that's not always a viable option due to different factors. So why not make a drink like this if you feel like it? I very much doubt it will taste like "piss".
It's not a question of simply using fresh apples, it's a question of what kind you're using and whether you're using them at their peak. If you want to make some kind of alco-swill out of canned apple juice and bakers yeast, have at it. But don't expect it to taste anything like decent cider made the proper way. It's analagous to comparing a decent bottle of Barolo with a bottle of Boone's Farm.
@Litawyn ecological apples are apples that are not sprayed with various chemicals, i.e. not most grocery store apples.
Of course different apples have different characteristics, I don't know where you wanna go with your arguments here.
Noone said doing cider like described in the video is the best way to make cider. But you can make an acceptable drink using juice, especially if you use good juice. I wouldn't use bakers yeast, but even using that you can get a drink tasting okay.
@Litawyn I guess you'll have to make it to find out, and judge not what you haven't tried. What does the CAN have to do with it? LOL. It's good juice.
Hi Craig! I like hard cider and ginger beer the most! Unfortunately, here in rural MN, I can never find ginger beer; only when I travel. Could you do a ginger beer vid??
This is great!! in my apparent ignorant Englishness i didnt realise that cider is indeed world wide!! im just wondering if the rules of drinking cider apply worldwide too? in that - youve never had a cider session untill youve ended up standing on youre garage roof with youre under garments on youre head, singing dirty rugby songs ( i hate rubgy but it makes you do it honestly :) great video buddy, keep up the good work ;)
How long does the fermentation take to complete for your cider and at what temperature?
I live in the tropics in Australia and at the moment it's the middle of Winter, with temps ranging from 13C at night to about 25C during the day. I heard cider is fermented slowly at very low temps. I'm guessing to ferment at 5C in a fridge, a special cider yeast is needed, right?
@SuperAngryHippo Mine takes about a week at around 80C. Maybe a bit longer at 70C. I don't use an airlock, just a loose fitting lid and I put my ear to the side of the jug and listen for the fizzing to stop.
Hey man , I tried this in a 1.5 liter bottle with 1 liter batch .I used baker yeast , which i heated up with some water and sugar.Since i don't have the airlock, I used a balloon like you suggested in your other cider video.So fa everything's great and the balloon started filling with gas.I suppose this will be without any carbonation.Is there any easy way to carbonate it after the process is done?
get another 1.5 liter bottle, sterilise it. when it has finished fermenting, pour the cider in the new bottle, leaving the yeast sediment in the first bottle. add A BIT OF fresh apple juice to the new bottle and close it with normal lid. the apple juice gives the yeast in the liquid some more sugar. by closing it up with the normal lid instead of a balloon, the gas is forced into the liquid and you have carbonation :) make sure the fermentation is 100% complete before transferring!
hey craig...big fan of your video`s...im a newfie an lord know`s any true newfoundlander loves the idea of cheap booze..lol.......so i tried makin the apple cyder and right after i added the yeast i was watching the video again and realized that i used quick rise yeast.lol....dose it not work at all???......if not am i screwed completley or is their somtin i can do....jerwha@hotmail.ca.......any advice or knoledge would be great... thanks.
Hi Craig I'm getting a kit to make hard apple cider but i just wanted to ask what kind of sanitizer you using i have all the needs to make the cider i just dont have the sanitizer...So plz if you can write back to me it would be good :)
@BlueViper494 It doesn't matter, they all work. I use sodium metabisulphite and Starsan. I just picked up some Iodiphor as well. Just use what you can get.
@WTFBlackMagic leave it for 1-2 weeks, or until the bubbles in the waterlock has stopped. the tricky part is to know wheather it has acctully stopped fermenting or not, but a good tip is to rack it (you connect a hose from the cider barrel to a new CLEAN one and pour it over through suction) to remov the sediment and then put it in screw cork bottles or my personal favourite soda-pop bottles (available at your local ikea cheap ) then leave them in the fridge.
my liver hates you. for some reason it thinks you are trying to harm it. he is right.
kimnjer1 1 day ago
you old piss head,.
mrrodneyracing 1 day ago
I didn't realize he was albino, I though he was just old...
megamandos 3 days ago
PS Yeast nutrients is not required, honey takes about 2-3 days to start fermenting.
trashguy 1 week ago
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trashguy 1 week ago
Separate the men from the mice, although you us sugar, I use honey with my cider to increase the gravity. Brilliant video, people are over sensitive about infections. But alcohol is the best sterilization method.
trashguy 1 week ago
Love ya vids, gotta make this to keep her happy as she don't drink beer lol
lfcozzie 1 week ago
I have a question, dont know if im doing something wrong but every time i have tried making this i always seem to get a strong taste of yeast when i driink it, even after syphoning out into a new container. aslo if i leave it for a few days I end up with the sediment at the bottom of the container. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jason
jwt9032 2 weeks ago
how big was the bottle you used in this video?
TheAlbatross02 3 weeks ago in playlist Brew Cider
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PWNER3 1 week ago
Just made my cider with the same stuff as you, even the same juice
luimp 3 weeks ago
Hello, loving the vids, have already done this recipe and made 5lts (already gone), I have another 10lts going now which I intend to leave a little longer this time round. Is there a limit on how long the cider will keep or can i leaver it for say 6 months without worry. Cheers.
TheSixstring78 3 weeks ago
@TheSixstring78 this hasn't been tested by me. I can't say.
CraigTube 3 weeks ago
bakers yeast adds a strange flavor/smell to your cider i recomend champagne yeast
ghilliemane 3 weeks ago
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Except I didn't add sugar nor yeast food. My gallon has been bubbling slowly but steady (a medium sized bubble every 15 seconds or so) and has been like this for almost 2 weeks, do you think it has stopped already or when can I be sure all the apple sugar has been fermented already?
I have a hydrometer but as a newbie I didn't measure the juice before starting the fermentation process so I dont have a starting reference point.. should I add more yeast or raisins? or just wait? Thanks
JOHNNYWADTON 3 weeks ago
Hi Craig, Thanks for the valuable info.
I need your experience here, I wanted to make cider out of preservative free apple juice, I added 10grams (a whole packet) of Danstar Ale Windsor brewing yeast (it said it was good enough for fermenting 23 liters of beer) to 2 gallons of juice, followed all of ur instructions
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JOHNNYWADTON 3 weeks ago
The SSCS 6000 makes it better, and faster.
BLARGHALT 3 weeks ago
My friend tells me if your not careful when home brewing you can go blind. Is this true?!?! if I used your process, I should have no worries right? Also if I used a freshly opened plastic gallon of Motts Apple cider it would be considered sanitized correct? Thanks again!!!
ahall1017 1 month ago
Hey Craig have you tried to make applejack out of that cider yet?
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TheSixstring78 1 month ago
ah what da hack!! :D
TheZohan26 1 month ago
I need someone experienced in brewing to answer this, so I came to you craig. My question is as follows: I'm doing a test to check if the applejuice I'm using contains preservatives by adding yeast to a bottle of it. So far (about 3 days in) it has gone cloudy and formed a froth a couple of centimetres high ontop. It bubbles regularly though not too much. I only used bread yeast as this was a test. From what I've said does it sound like it's working, and does it contain any preservatives? Thanks
digitalyzed 1 month ago
@digitalyzed Sounds like it's going. What are the ingredients on the bottle?
CraigTube 1 month ago
@CraigTube I checked the ingredients and it contains no preservatives, or mentioned ones at least. I was just suspicious as it's hard to tell if companies are listing all of the ingredients in their products these days. Anyway, thanks for the swift reply, it's comforting to hear that it's going okay.
Also, to make a yeast starter do I just have to add some sugar to warm (below 20 degress celsius) water and leave it? Thanks again.
digitalyzed 1 month ago
@digitalyzed I'd say to use the juice instead of water and sugar.
CraigTube 1 month ago
@CraigTube Okay, will do!
One final question: Is it true that starting initial fermentation in a plastic vessel may cause the yeast to take chemicals from the plastic? I need to choose betweeen two glass demijohns or a 2 gallon plastic bucket, what's your view?
digitalyzed 1 month ago
Hey!! Love you for making this... The place where my parents live apple cider vinegar is not available and I wanted to use this for several reason.. Thanks for doing this video and benefitting us with your knowledge.. God bless!!
excellenceisme 1 month ago
@excellenceisme This is not vinegar, it is an alcoholic beverage.
CraigTube 1 month ago 4
WHAT DO YOU USE FOR SANITIZER??
kmillaguy008 1 month ago
I happened to come across your vids while searching for wine recipes and I like the simplicity of these types of drinks. I had some apple juice and yeast lying around the kitchen so I decided to try this. My question is why wont the quick rise yeast work? I just noticed the tag you have on the video that says it wont work. I used it and it seems to be working. (16 hours) the balloon is inflated and it's fizzin like crazy in there. Will fermentation stop too early or something.
mattbyrne31 2 months ago
graig does this really work
adam5j 2 months ago
Thank you Craig you inspired me to try this out myself . i video taped the whole process and was very pleased with the results so much that i will be doing a five gallon batch of apple wine soon . i hope you dont mind i posted the videos in your video responce section
corynbeaudoin 2 months ago
Is hard cider the same thing as apple wine? Seems to be the same process.
TheDeviantGamer 2 months ago
do you think you can show us how to jar the cider i just started brewing and i dont wona blow up my fridge
thisfndude 2 months ago
@craigtube I did not have an airlock so I untwisted the cap a little as suggested, however it keeps overflowing from the built up carbon dioxide. Any suggestions? Also, what steps should I take after the brew is done to keep the hard cider from going bad after a couple of days?
MrPhillyphanatic22 2 months ago
As soon as you put the sugar into the apple juice, you measured the specific gravity with your hydrometer. You said you had an alcohol level that was about the the equivalent of a beer. I'm unsure of how you had alcohol without any fermentation. What did I miss? And how are you sanitizing your equipment?
Kayakwinds 2 months ago
@Kayakwinds
The hyrdometer measures the predicted alcohol content after fermentation I believe. To sanitize you could use bleach, but it is much more effective to spend bit of money on some sterilisation tablets.
digitalyzed 1 month ago
hey im thinking about trying this out tommaro, what was the final gravity of your hard apple cider? and i got another question i have some beer yeast and some store bought activated yeast i was wondering if it would be okay to mix the 2
thomas242007 2 months ago
Apple juice... apple juice flood.
Bojac 3 months ago
Okay, I think I fermented "ALL" the sweet taste out of my first batch of hard apple cider because it just doesn't have much taste and there is no sweetenss at all. So, I added some suger to a small glass and mixed it. Okay, now it taste a lot better. I am guessing I should have stopped the fermentation before all the sweetness was gone from the cider. I will rack it off the yeast and some sugar to taste and chill it for later. It does have some achohol since I got a good buze from it ! Cheers!
BeerBrewinWizard 3 months ago
My hard cider fermented for a week. It doesn't have much taste at all. The original apple juice tasted great. I am woundering how much taste it is supposed to have. Maybe the cinnimon that others add is where the taste comes from or maybe it is to be mixed with other apple cider or etc...
Engineer245 3 months ago
@Engineer245 have you ever had actually cider?
BobMcCob 3 months ago
@BobMcCob I have purchased fresh cider at apple orchards many times but all of our local apple orchards have closed. I put my tasteless hard cider in a corny keg and added two gallons more of fresh apple cider to it plus a dozzen cinnimon sticks. It taste assume now but I know I have cut the alchol content. Thats okay! As always I will keep trying until I get something with taste without the suplimental none fermented cider addition!
Engineer245 2 months ago
i just started 6 gal apple cider.
mrdalefromvail 3 months ago
I am a wine maker from Virginia..and you rock. Take the mystery out of this ancient process, I say! This is something humans have done (albeit not always well) for ages, so the more the merrier. Good vid!
PuddlesMcNiggley 3 months ago
HEY DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE HARD CIDER OUT OF APPLE SAUCE PLS LET ME KNOW
megamilion1001 3 months ago
Craig... If I take apple juice and run it through the same process as your wine making videos, the result should be about the same as this, right? The only difference being quality?
SalsburySteakable 3 months ago
@SalsburySteakable It would produce the finest hard apple cider you can make, outside of using real apples. I haven't done that yet.
CraigTube 3 months ago
@CraigTube Craig,is there a possibility that if using to much yeast it won't work?Because my last brew i believe i used to much of something and it didn't turn out.Any help would be great!
damienjacob100 3 months ago
hey Craig i use quick rise yeast and it works all the time for me.
TheBrianshirley 3 months ago
Hi Craig, Great video`s! I`am new to kit brewing and after watching your inmate brew video I got started on some. I have two 5ltr, 1 apple, 1 grape, and used dried sultanas as a nutrient. All seems well except the next day I noticed the packet of sultanas contain added preservatives! ie Sulphur Dioxide! oh and some vegetable oil.
Q. Is this very bad?, will it still work?, could it be harmful?
Any advice is very welcome, and many thanks in advance!
Rolf1046 4 months ago
How long do you need to ferment the cider for before drinking it?
stjohnson1988 4 months ago
im pretty new to this, but what would happen if i used table sugar, sucrose, instead of corn sugar.
thanks for your time
cobra395 4 months ago
will martinellis apple juice work? its 100% juice, no additives of any kind, and also no water in it... just apple juice but its.. 'not from concentrate'
xsetforwinterx 4 months ago
i like how you sanitize the spoon lol
burnsalot420 4 months ago
Hey Craig, i tried this out about a month ago or so with reg bakers yeast and fermentaion stopped after about 48 hrs in so i forze it to kind of "applejack/freeze distill" it and got it to come out to about maybe 7% which wasnt bad. Anyways i finally went got some "Lalvin" wine yeast and was wondering if yeast nutrient is still needed, and also how much wine yeast would be needed for about a 3 lilter batch of apple juice? Thanks!
DJMixzaa 5 months ago
@DJMixzaa I would pitch the whole thing, and still use nutrient.
CraigTube 4 months ago
@CraigTube Hi, Craig. Have you ever thought about making apple jack?
TenderTrap86 2 months ago
using shop brought juice what sort should i use? does it have to be 100% not from concentrate? or is concentrated juice ok?
kickthetv643 5 months ago
@kickthetv643 There just can't be any preservatives in the juice. Frozen is usually fine and doesn't have any.
CraigTube 4 months ago
@CraigTube Hey.. Thank you.. In a nut shell.. one gall of juice 2 cups of sugar.. I used two little packs of baking yeast.... Shake a lot for a bit.. one hour on and off.. Then.. put a toy ballon on the top... Let it sit for one week.. Hey... not to bad!! One gallion for about 3 dollars.. The way I did it smeled very yeasty.. But not bad to drink. Any way Thank you craig... Ya.. ANYONE can do it! Baby steps for now.. Then Make a great drink..
trapperricho 2 months ago
is this video sanitized???
powell1203 5 months ago 10
@powell1203 he scratches his face a few times tho so why does it matter if he sanitized his stuff
livalil79 2 weeks ago
Hi yah there are a few people who show how to make it but i think most of them are nutt's I'm still going to give it a go thank for the replay...........
matthehat1 5 months ago
Hi Craig I love your videos on brewing but can you make hard lemonade ? Is it possible ? Im going to give it a go, the guy in the brewing shop said to stay away from citrus fruit, is it the acid in the fruit the yeast dose not like ?
matthehat1 5 months ago
@matthehat1 I would just have a look on youtube and see if someone has a video on this.
CraigTube 5 months ago
@CraigTube Add one can of laughter!!! I love it!!! Im gonna try your inmate brew and hard cider to the letter and post the results. I love your work.
51m0n77 4 months ago
Hello CraigTube, great video!, i am now going to try this now, but i was wondering if i could use Pear Juice instead? you see i like pear better than apple =)
thanks.
dudew8 5 months ago
@dudew8 Sure, give it a try.
CraigTube 5 months ago
you really should do more videos playing with inmate brew and hard cider its kind of my new hobby, It cost maybe 4-10 usd a batch, and you get a gallon of brew.
I went to my local HBS and now am the proud owner of a boatload of gallon jugs stoppers and airlocks, 6 different kinds of yeast, oak chips, racking cane, and bottles.. well i bottle in masn jars.. gotta keep it country
thehuntofohio 5 months ago
yeast is a fungus, not a bacteria. :-) @ 0:58
montyburns94 5 months ago
what type of yeast did you use again?
daddyavenger 5 months ago
Hey Craig! Im looking forward to brew some apple cider but im not understand something, was exactly is your air lock, im kinda new in the world of brewing . It looks like a top with like a mini bottle on. Not sure could you tell me? Ive seen that the raisins you where using where the SansNom brand , im from Canada too( Quebec) and I was wondering could you tell me where do u find your airlock or how to make a cheap one, same goes for your yeast nutriments(the name of the store) Thanks
Octoganapus 5 months ago
@Octoganapus If you don't have an airlock, just screw the cap on until it stops, and then back it off a hair. Just don't move or disturb it while it's fermenting and no air will get in. You should be able to use any rasins, or boil some yeast and use that as a nutrient.
CraigTube 5 months ago
@Octoganapus Im also just starting but I made a working airlock from 2 plastic bottle bottoms, few inches of plastic tubeing and some tape. Guess I could post some instructions if some of you guys are intrested. So give me some replies and I might make some time to make the instructions.
Gummibrandur 4 months ago in playlist Cider & Brewing
Quick question, if you have time! I'm on my first batch of hard cider and everything seems to have gone well... but my airlock is still releasing a bubble per second and I'm on my 4th day of fermentation - should I be concerned? Most people seem to say that the primary fermentation should have slowed almost completly by now, am I wrong? Thanks for any help and for your time. Your video's offer a lot of great insight, so thanks for that, too!
habs13 5 months ago
@habs13 4 days is nothing. It might take two weeks. :)
CraigTube 5 months ago
How can I calculate alcohol contet from the two gravities ( original gravity OG and final gravity FG)? Thank you men.
crmen1031 5 months ago
@crmen1031 if I don't use sugar for cider
crmen1031 5 months ago
would you recommend making your own raisins? i mean i grow my own grapes to so i know its not comically treated
littlemexicantheif 5 months ago
hey craig. really like the video. dont worry I am not 16 Lol. im 22 and live in Scotland. was just wondering, i know that buying apple juice is easier than pressing my own apples but i prefer the taste of pressing my own :) that in mind. could i use your method on a larger scale with pressed apples and ordinary cider yeast ? maby around 5 gallons. (23 litres) would be great if you could advise :) thank you.
FailMonster09 6 months ago
@FailMonster09 Sure do it large scale. That's how many people do it.
CraigTube 5 months ago
thanks for showing a 16 year old how to make cider ... legend <3
darnadams 6 months ago 16
@darnadams DISCLAIMER... Of course I don't promote under age drinking. I don't recommend you try this. No offense.
CraigTube 6 months ago
@CraigTube i wouldn't try that it should be flagged not trying to start anything but this shows anyone how ot make it and all the ingredients/equipment is legal to buy at the age of 16
darnadams 6 months ago
@darnadams Ok, but it's not illegal for you to make it, or to learn how to. It's illegal for you to drink it, and to protect myself I have to express my non support for under age drinking. It's also not illegal for me to show how to make it. If a 16 year old decides to make this and drink it, there is a problem with parent supervision and upbringing. Kids can obtain alcohol in many ways. I'm glad you have decided not to do this, and I hope other teens will be responsible too.
CraigTube 6 months ago
@CraigTube Correction it isn't illegal to homebrew if your underage' if you have parental consent' and your parents sign a document stating that they will only let there child drink the finished product if they say so =)
DevonHomeBrew 6 months ago
@darnadams thats why im im here too haha, but its for family and friends i dont even like cider that much, i plan on brewing some rum aswell (i know it has to be distilled) and also some mead with cinnamin
joshfontanella 1 month ago
@darnadams ikr dude hes probably showing a ten year old how to make cider he would be like wtf ik how to make hard apple cider and sell it to kids at school
thurman316 1 month ago
dry stuff in first would be easier
chrisnapierutube 6 months ago
If I let it ferment longer than 1 week would the alcohol content be stronger?
MyNameAintEarl270 6 months ago
@MyNameAintEarl270 yes but it would most likely stop after about 2 or 3 weeks just keep checking to see if its still fermenting because that means its getting stronger
thepigeonracer76529 6 months ago
at that hydrometer reading, you should rename your video Viagra Hard Apple CIder, as its more wine than an ale. I'd also recommend using the entire yeast package, or a primer as high alcohol content actually inhibits yeast above 9%, unless champagne yeast is used. Primers get a sufficient number of yeast cells active for complete fermentation.
ninjaryder1st 6 months ago
this is like the fast food of cider. yuk!
ricdivola 6 months ago
cool vid man,informative and funny
leighmonty13 6 months ago
hey man,first thank u for this good video,
i made apple cider with bread yeast(tablet) and i didn't use sugar because my apple juice was really sweet(natural) and now after one month i have a cool hard apple cider that i think it has about 15% of alcohol.....
and by the way i did'nt have air-lock and another equipments because im in iran and in this country all of these are illegal ... and i coudn't provide them...
thanks u again for ur help....
apple cider is really good...
sadeghsafari100 6 months ago
LAD
fieryfeetable 6 months ago
Can you thinen you're home made cider like you have made with beef gelatin
19rigby95 6 months ago
you have to use cloudy apple juice.
ehmDavid 6 months ago
I love your videos craig
Subvert1024 6 months ago
whats the song at the beginning
glockzr1 7 months ago
i experimented with this enough to know you must use wine or champagne yeast
gocubs033 7 months ago
@gocubs033 I used champagne yeast and the cider was very dry. I had to sweeten it. I haven't tried wine yeast, but I assume it would work much better any other yeast since it's made for this sort of thing.
CraigTube 7 months ago
@gocubs033 I disagree. You can make a great hard cider with lager yeast.
fixyourmind 6 months ago
If you use thus method your cider will be very bitter.
gocubs033 7 months ago
thanks for the methodology, my first batch has been 2 weeks brewing now.
cant wait to try it, cheers Craig
ph0n1k 7 months ago
If you do this again, try EdWort's recipie. It's very good and easy. i have 10 gallons queued up in the fermenters with this stuff.
bevoburn 7 months ago
I have done my 1st brew using store bought juice, i am about to rack it, it fermented out in 4 days so at the moment its just sitting, tomorrow i will swap the containers over and taste test and do an FG on it. I have started a brewing channel to get it away form my other stuff the channel is named BrewOclock i only have one video at the moment on the preparation of this brew. I have just been out into the country and got my self some fresh apples and pears from an orchard am going to juice them
my04tone 7 months ago
@my04tone Reply to myself here after swapping i.d's I went out and got 3.5kg of Beurre Bosc juicing Pears $2.00 (about 7lbs)5.5kg Pink Lady Juicing Apples $2.50 (about 11lbs) and a bottle of of Cheeky Rascal Strawberry and Apple cider to try because because next time i am going to pick up some cheap Strawberries and do a brew with them. All picked fresh from farm trees for little cost and a day out in the country thrown in. Will begin this brew after i rack the store bought reconstituted juice
BrewOclock 7 months ago
If you use sun-maid raisins for this instead of bakers yeast... how much raisins do you recomend??? or what brand of raisins you prefare
TheJuanmedia 7 months ago
@TheJuanmedia I wasn't aware that raisins could replace yeast. Do you have more info on that?
CraigTube 7 months ago
@CraigTube Idk like im tellin you im barely starting out and i heard somewhere about using raisins b/c of their natural yeast its ether raisins or apples... What do you prefare for this expirement beer yeast or bakers yeast... b/c i know you said bakers yeast leaves a distinct flavor and it leaves some sweetness
TheJuanmedia 7 months ago
@TheJuanmedia I would use beer yeast.
CraigTube 7 months ago 2
@TheJuanmedia
Get Champagne yeast. It'll work well for a cider.
zombiejournals 7 months ago
@CraigTube no it replaces yeast nutrient so you dont have to buy it
1992Anonymous2009 6 months ago
@TheJuanmedia raisins don't replace the yeast its used for yeast food so the yeast works better
MitchAD9 7 months ago
Excellent Video Craig. Really appreciate it. Just one question, would doubling the recipe be as simple as doubling the ingredients, and using a bigger container? Also how long should I let it sit, if I do so? New to this. Thanks in advance.
mitchellvallieres 7 months ago
@mitchellvallieres Yes, just double the recipe. I have a video in editing about what to do next, and how long to leave it. Watch for that.
CraigTube 7 months ago
An interesting brew! i have been brewing my own beer since the early 90's have stopped for a few yrs and now back into it. I bought the makings for an apple cider today, i want to try a supermarket juice 1st, i am sure its not going to be like the expensive ciders i love but it will be interesting journey as i develope my brews. First up a 5 lire jug with 4.5 litres of store bought Apple juice and a Vitners SN9 yeast and away we go. I do have access to pure fresh juice but i want to start
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my04tone 7 months ago
Hi Craig; your video inspired me about 6 months ago; made a batch using my 19L carboy and about 16 L of apple juice and about 6-7 cups of dextrose/corn sugar; used the same instructions as beer; bottled in early May (used 1 c dextrose for priming); pretty good; it's very dry so I add about 1/4 c of apple juice to the glass before I poor in the chilled cider and then it's perfect: just sweet enough and very thirst quenching. Thanks for introducing me to it!!
LittleOrphanAnni1 7 months ago
Thanks Uncle Jesse!
jamesbondaygee 8 months ago
Cheers for this CraigTube, ill be give ins a go in the very near future
ph0n1k 8 months ago
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Then find an orchard and buy some actual apples. Or go to the grocery store and buy some there.
And spend 5 minutes researching yeast. That's about all it should require. Do you think you could stop drinking your swill long enough to afford 5 minutes?
Litawyn 8 months ago
@Litawyn Sure dude. Cheers.
CraigTube 8 months ago
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One doesn't need to drink cat piss to know it tastes awful.
You want "good juice" ? Grow some decent cider apples. Learn what varieties make the best hard cider. And use an appropriate yeast, for God's sake.
Litawyn 8 months ago
@Litawyn Sure, we'll all just grow trees in our back yards and spend our time researching yeast. My videos are about easy home brewing. Many people are doing it this way and having success. We all don't have apple orchards at our disposal.. sorry.
CraigTube 8 months ago 8
@CraigTube Cat piss. Ignorant.
CraigTube 8 months ago
@Litawyn Not all apple juice in this world is as crappy as you describe, that's just ignorant. Sure, making cider from freshly picked ecological apples is best. But that's not always a viable option due to different factors. So why not make a drink like this if you feel like it? I very much doubt it will taste like "piss".
Monscent 8 months ago
@Monscent What the heck are "ecological apples"?
It's not a question of simply using fresh apples, it's a question of what kind you're using and whether you're using them at their peak. If you want to make some kind of alco-swill out of canned apple juice and bakers yeast, have at it. But don't expect it to taste anything like decent cider made the proper way. It's analagous to comparing a decent bottle of Barolo with a bottle of Boone's Farm.
Litawyn 8 months ago
@Litawyn ecological apples are apples that are not sprayed with various chemicals, i.e. not most grocery store apples.
Of course different apples have different characteristics, I don't know where you wanna go with your arguments here.
Noone said doing cider like described in the video is the best way to make cider. But you can make an acceptable drink using juice, especially if you use good juice. I wouldn't use bakers yeast, but even using that you can get a drink tasting okay.
Monscent 8 months ago
@Monscent That's not Ecological. That's called Organic.
Litawyn 8 months ago
@Litawyn not where I'm from.
Monscent 8 months ago
@Monscent Well, outside of your trailer park, the definition you gave is for things grown Organically.
Litawyn 8 months ago
@Litawyn Sorry, we don't have trailer parks in my country. That would be the US of A you are thinking about.
Monscent 8 months ago
@Litawyn I like boone's farm wine!
loknfwrd 7 months ago
How good could this stuff BE if he's starting with CRAP in a CAN?
Litawyn 8 months ago
@Litawyn I guess you'll have to make it to find out, and judge not what you haven't tried. What does the CAN have to do with it? LOL. It's good juice.
CraigTube 8 months ago
@CraigTube don't bother mate. the guy doesn't even HAVE any videos. let alone videos of him crushing 1000 apples and straining the juice out of them.
samm1809 8 months ago
Hi Craig, I see you checked the density of the applejuice before putting the sugar in, was that right?
ElRoberto182 8 months ago
Your videos are great. Thanks for all the information, me and my Dad are making some of this together!! Father-son bonding at it's finest!
1988Zachariah 8 months ago
Hi Craig! I like hard cider and ginger beer the most! Unfortunately, here in rural MN, I can never find ginger beer; only when I travel. Could you do a ginger beer vid??
captainpegs07 9 months ago
@captainpegs07 I'm not sure how to make it but I could do some research.
CraigTube 8 months ago 2
@CraigTube
coopers has a great ginger beer kit, it needs about 2 months of ageing after fermentation, but the result is fantastic
rothowolfa 8 months ago
This is great!! in my apparent ignorant Englishness i didnt realise that cider is indeed world wide!! im just wondering if the rules of drinking cider apply worldwide too? in that - youve never had a cider session untill youve ended up standing on youre garage roof with youre under garments on youre head, singing dirty rugby songs ( i hate rubgy but it makes you do it honestly :) great video buddy, keep up the good work ;)
fertuiee 9 months ago
Hi Craig, quick question:
How long does the fermentation take to complete for your cider and at what temperature?
I live in the tropics in Australia and at the moment it's the middle of Winter, with temps ranging from 13C at night to about 25C during the day. I heard cider is fermented slowly at very low temps. I'm guessing to ferment at 5C in a fridge, a special cider yeast is needed, right?
SuperAngryHippo 9 months ago
@SuperAngryHippo Mine takes about a week at around 80C. Maybe a bit longer at 70C. I don't use an airlock, just a loose fitting lid and I put my ear to the side of the jug and listen for the fizzing to stop.
CraigTube 8 months ago
@CraigTube thanks for the reply! i probably should have written the temps in my first comment in fahrenheit haha cheers!
SuperAngryHippo 8 months ago
Hey man , I tried this in a 1.5 liter bottle with 1 liter batch .I used baker yeast , which i heated up with some water and sugar.Since i don't have the airlock, I used a balloon like you suggested in your other cider video.So fa everything's great and the balloon started filling with gas.I suppose this will be without any carbonation.Is there any easy way to carbonate it after the process is done?
esposrafy 9 months ago
@esposrafy
get another 1.5 liter bottle, sterilise it. when it has finished fermenting, pour the cider in the new bottle, leaving the yeast sediment in the first bottle. add A BIT OF fresh apple juice to the new bottle and close it with normal lid. the apple juice gives the yeast in the liquid some more sugar. by closing it up with the normal lid instead of a balloon, the gas is forced into the liquid and you have carbonation :) make sure the fermentation is 100% complete before transferring!
SuperAngryHippo 9 months ago
@esposrafy Bottle it with some sugar. Use about 1 tsp per 500ml bottle and cap it tightly for about two weeks, NOT IN THE FRIDGE.
CraigTube 8 months ago
why the hell did those Superbad kids work so hard to get alchoal when they could of made it????!!!!!!!!!!!! there not smart like me
harrykid 9 months ago
i used apples and my ciders gone syrupy
ridicule401 9 months ago
Craig you are one wild and crazy guy LOL. I love this vid , thanks for your hard work and very good teaching.
gunslinger6363 9 months ago
hey craig...big fan of your video`s...im a newfie an lord know`s any true newfoundlander loves the idea of cheap booze..lol.......so i tried makin the apple cyder and right after i added the yeast i was watching the video again and realized that i used quick rise yeast.lol....dose it not work at all???......if not am i screwed completley or is their somtin i can do....jerwha@hotmail.ca.......any advice or knoledge would be great... thanks.
hottie851211 9 months ago
@Buddy3315 Correct.
CraigTube 9 months ago
@CraigTube hi would juice with Malic Acid in it still work? plus how long should i leave befor drinking? thanks
07gnd 8 months ago
hi craig, ive just used magnums apple cider kit and it is no frothy, am i doing anything wrong??
noteslate1 9 months ago
this guy is awesome !
AMorgelwerke 9 months ago
Hi Craig I'm getting a kit to make hard apple cider but i just wanted to ask what kind of sanitizer you using i have all the needs to make the cider i just dont have the sanitizer...So plz if you can write back to me it would be good :)
BlueViper494 9 months ago
@BlueViper494 It doesn't matter, they all work. I use sodium metabisulphite and Starsan. I just picked up some Iodiphor as well. Just use what you can get.
CraigTube 9 months ago
@CraigTube oh thanks for the info.....love your videos haha
BlueViper494 9 months ago
dude YOU ROCK !!!
Chasse 9 months ago
you checked the gravity before you put the sugar in? Edit: sorry I Jumped the gun! haha
Rhoryborealis 10 months ago
you checked the gravity before you put the sugar in?
Rhoryborealis 10 months ago
How did the cyder turn out and how much % alc ?
grimreaper957 10 months ago
Hi Craig I was just wondering how long I should leave it for. And if I need to do anything else or simply leave it in a cupboard?
WTFBlackMagic 10 months ago
@WTFBlackMagic leave it for 1-2 weeks, or until the bubbles in the waterlock has stopped. the tricky part is to know wheather it has acctully stopped fermenting or not, but a good tip is to rack it (you connect a hose from the cider barrel to a new CLEAN one and pour it over through suction) to remov the sediment and then put it in screw cork bottles or my personal favourite soda-pop bottles (available at your local ikea cheap ) then leave them in the fridge.
mongobear 9 months ago