Great video, and great work. One tip for you...whenever you do have to rack twice, or do any work over an open bucket for that matter...just keep a cover over it while doing your work. That will keep out a GREAT amount of the "nasties". Trust me, I am a microbiologist and that is the technique we use when doing very sensitive microbiology work. A simple cover to keep out the air and things that fall from gravity works every time!
did you add sugar and yeast to the cider before you racked it. What i mean is was the primary ferment a wild fermentation or did you add sugar and yeast.
I love your vids, very inspiring! How did these ciders turn out?
do you ever do any bottling at the end or do you drink it all before it would be ideal? pasteurise, cold crash, etc? I have 2x10 liters of cider in secondary fermentation, I'm planning on making a fizzy-carbonated cider by back sweetening at the end. Are yours totally still?
Make more videos Mr. 32! Thousands of ppl are awaiting! :)
One way to get the brown sugar into solution might be to steal a gallon of the cider, heat it, and add the brown sugar to that. Then add the "syrup" to the larger volume of cider. Just a thought.
I dont even think heating is necessary. I am guessing that a gallon-ish, as well as a larger diameter racking tube, would do the trick. I have read that heating the cider can impart a 'cooked' taste.
Definitely my plan moving forward will be to get the sugars into the buckets on pressing day, and then, the following day(s) when I rack into carboys, the sugars should be pretty much dissolved.. maybe only needing a small stirring.
Connecticut. "Northern" Ct. Just south of Massachusetts.
And, yeah.. I look at Cider as something to have fun with. See what kinds of "stuff" I can put into it and see the result. It is definittely the most fun I have all year with fermenting.
How long do you keep your ciders in primary? I tend to leave them for a month before racking to a carboy for aging, which has yielded acceptable cider in the past although I'm always left wondering if I've left it too long or not long enough...
@Seamus449 - I tend to keep them in primary from 1 to 3 months, depending on my schedule and overall ambition. I have heard of at least one person who leaves his in primary until he bottles the following Fall. Not necessarily recommending that... just noting that "a little longer" seems to be the more recommended path over "not very long"
Great video, and great work. One tip for you...whenever you do have to rack twice, or do any work over an open bucket for that matter...just keep a cover over it while doing your work. That will keep out a GREAT amount of the "nasties". Trust me, I am a microbiologist and that is the technique we use when doing very sensitive microbiology work. A simple cover to keep out the air and things that fall from gravity works every time!
Keep up the great work!
agtaylor78 11 months ago
did you add sugar and yeast to the cider before you racked it. What i mean is was the primary ferment a wild fermentation or did you add sugar and yeast.
Lucster8able 1 year ago
@Lucster8able - I have not yet been brave enough to do a wild ferment.. Maybe next year...
32bituser 1 year ago
Make more vids!
9ptbuck 1 year ago
I love your vids, very inspiring! How did these ciders turn out?
do you ever do any bottling at the end or do you drink it all before it would be ideal? pasteurise, cold crash, etc? I have 2x10 liters of cider in secondary fermentation, I'm planning on making a fizzy-carbonated cider by back sweetening at the end. Are yours totally still?
Make more videos Mr. 32! Thousands of ppl are awaiting! :)
palinka81 1 year ago
Where did you find the carboys? I'm from Deerfield...Is there a local place to purchase them?
SquareTailAnglers 1 year ago
@SquareTailAnglers -
Beer and Winemaking supplies in Northampton would be my first recommendation.
Just take the NoHo exit, heading South on 91, and stay on King Street for a mile or so.. They will be on your right.
Regards
32bituser 1 year ago
FUNNEL?!
Rudetube69 1 year ago
Just buy a funnel
bradleytong 1 year ago
One way to get the brown sugar into solution might be to steal a gallon of the cider, heat it, and add the brown sugar to that. Then add the "syrup" to the larger volume of cider. Just a thought.
ayelvington 2 years ago
I dont even think heating is necessary. I am guessing that a gallon-ish, as well as a larger diameter racking tube, would do the trick. I have read that heating the cider can impart a 'cooked' taste.
Definitely my plan moving forward will be to get the sugars into the buckets on pressing day, and then, the following day(s) when I rack into carboys, the sugars should be pretty much dissolved.. maybe only needing a small stirring.
32bituser 2 years ago
@ayelvington
SquareTailAnglers 1 year ago
Hehe. You're a bit like me, I do tons of modifying of the product before even racking it once.
On another note -- what state of the US are you out of?
Physhi 2 years ago
Connecticut. "Northern" Ct. Just south of Massachusetts.
And, yeah.. I look at Cider as something to have fun with. See what kinds of "stuff" I can put into it and see the result. It is definittely the most fun I have all year with fermenting.
32bituser 2 years ago
hope ur drink ages well
★★★★★
godsend420 2 years ago
I always look forward to new videos, so thanks!
How long do you keep your ciders in primary? I tend to leave them for a month before racking to a carboy for aging, which has yielded acceptable cider in the past although I'm always left wondering if I've left it too long or not long enough...
Seamus449 2 years ago
@Seamus449 - I tend to keep them in primary from 1 to 3 months, depending on my schedule and overall ambition. I have heard of at least one person who leaves his in primary until he bottles the following Fall. Not necessarily recommending that... just noting that "a little longer" seems to be the more recommended path over "not very long"
32bituser 2 years ago
Cool, I really enjoy your videos. I think brewing or fermenting is very interesting.
pumkinvine 2 years ago
First great videos man.
Second your fly is down.
rogu3jk 2 years ago
@rogu3jk - I'm flattered... twice.. :-)
32bituser 2 years ago
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