2007 Hard Cider 3 - Racking Day 2

Racking the cyser off the lees and the raisins. Pretty much leaving the other cider alone. Also, the first official tasting of both ciders

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• hard
• cider
• press
• pressing
• apple
• alcohol
• juice
• pomace
• must
• racking

[fehrsum]

Thanks for your great videos...gave me confidence to give it a go..fresh squeezed last fall...just racked adding sugar and rasins. Was at 0.00... it been a few days and there is no action...should I have pitched more yeast?

[32bituser]

@fehrsum - I would say "no" to pitch more yeast... just leave it alone for a couple months... it should be ok.

[Txman1996]

I am making some homemade Cider down here in Georgia. I am using bread yeast and trying to keep it very simple. My question: What do you use to keep that Cider warm up in Mass? I bought a brewers belt and it said that is for a plastic container and not for a carboy. WTF?

[32bituser]

@Txman1996 - Sorry, just noticed this comment.. Simple story, I dont try to keep it warm. It mostly ferments out by the time the cold season hits, then it just goes to sleep for the winter, and wakes up in the Spring. If I wanted to hurry it up, I could keep it in the back bedroom, which sits at about 65 all Winter.

[Ninj43]

Great vid, nice presentation - thank you - cheers

[dglenister]

You should tell that piper to shut up while you make your video

[ejd155]

Very nice video. Did a small Batch with your videos help, thanks. Where do you get the thirty gallon tanks? D.

[cledro711]

your series of videos is fantastic, by far the most knowledgeable and professional educational videos i have seen. im very jealous of your great set up lol. someday i might have the gear to do the thing right like you

[Redwinterx]

Great stuff...used Red Star Premeir Cuvee dry yeast 1.5 packets 60 cents each. My buddy is a large hard drinker and passed out. :)

[32bituser]

Historically, "cider" is fermented apple juice, in the same way "wine" is fermented grape juice. Calling unfermented apple juice (fresh squeezed apples) "cider" is an American thing, and is probably too far set into the culture to change. In America, if you want fermented apple juice, you will almost always have to ask for "hard cider"