Hard Cider???

BrewBilly

Hi All

I want to brew my own cider, I am going to get a 1Gal glass demi john to start off with and take it from there. The question I have is, after watch craigtube where he brewed cider using 100% apple juice, roughly 500 brew sugar and bakers yeast - is this feasible??? 

Regards

BrewBilly

HBO_Staff

Hi BrewBilly, you can indeed make your own cider from juice either pressed from apples or with pure apple juice, it is easy and requires only basic equipment. You may need to add sugar, it can depend on the sugar content of the fruit as to how strong the cider will be, so it is often best to follow a recipe or guide at least for your first attempt. We have put together a basic kit specifically for the brewing of cider (although you can use it for beer and lager too) which comes with the right yeast, equipment, and an instruction guide/recipe which may be of interest, it even has the bottles for the finished cider, you just literally add juice and sugar;

http://home-brew-online.myshopify.com/collections/starter-kits/products/cider-equipment-pack

Just bear in mind with your apple juice, if using shop bought juices, check the ingredients as some contain stabilisers and sweeteners, stabilisers such as benzoates and sorbates may cause problems with fermentation, and they can also contain less nutrients, adding some yeast nutrient can help overcome this