Posted on 10/05/2012 3:32:35 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Good afternoon/evening FReepers. Yep, it is Beer Thirty Time Once Again!
Happiness is a bubbling airlock! And a Cold Brew
BEER
Good evening/afternoon brewers and winemakers. Well FReepers I had a couple of unexpected strokes of good fortune this past week. If you have been visiting this thread the past few weeks you know I have been wanting to make a Hard Apple Cider and could not find fresh squeezed Apple Cider that did not contain potassium sorbate (a yeast growth inhibitor) and other additives. I resorted to frozen Apple Juice concentrate and made a one-gallon batch. Yesterday I needed some things from the local Wal-Mart and when I walked in the door there was a big display of Musselman’s Fresh squeezed Apple Cider, which does not have any of the bad additives in it! I bought two one-gallon jugs.
Earlier in the week I saw a commercial on a local TV station out of Shreveport, La. The commercial was for a local beer festival that was combined with a festival that has been on going in Shreveport for years. I did a search on the Web for more info and one of the sponsors was a Local Homebrew Store, which I did not know existed. I visited their website and they carry all the supplies and ingredients I have been ordering over the web. So now I have a local supplier (35 or so miles away) incase I need something or come up short on an ingredient or piece of equipment! Yea! Happy Me!
If you have not seen the video linked below, and are a beer lover you should watch. It was produced by the Descovery Channel and contends that Beer was the most important and influential invention in the world and critical to the birth and servival of civilization – not the wheel, not the airplane and not the car. The video is 43 min. long, fun and informative. Link to the youtube video below.
I hope all of you and your Brews and Wines are doing well. Stop by and share what you are brewing or let us know what your favorite brew, wine or spirit is.
I just thought of something. I know Beer is sensitive to sunlight, is Cider also sensitive? Should I cover the carboy with a black plastic bag to block indirect sunlight?
With all that Yeast nutrient and corn sugar you should get some great fermentation. What type of yeast did you use?
It's a dry yeast.
Red Star brand, Pasteur Champagne yeast, 5 gram packets. I bought 2 of 'em for 50 cents each.
1 Gal Fresh Cider
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
1/2 tbsp nutrient
Yeast starter using 2 grams Safale 05
Pitched yeast at 11:45 and my airlock started bubbling at 3:30 - seeing the bubbles is satisfying!
My wife wont let me use the other gallon of Musselman's to make Hard Cider because she says it is very tasty cold right out of the jug. I will have to buy more because it is tasty!
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