Cider from shopbought apple juice

[pigletwillie]

The cider seems to have fermented out now. If I rack it into a sterelized demijohn and then again after a day or two to remove the sediment, will it be ready for bottling?

How long then do I leave it to mature before tasting it.

[shirlthegirl43]

Rack it of the yeast lees and leave it to clear - feel free to have a taste - you may like it just the way it is. How long you wait to drink it is totally up to you. I think I was patient and waited a few weeks for it to clear. Use the empty demijohn to put another batch to go!!

[pigletwillie]

Thank you Shirl, Apple juice is on the shopping list.

[shirlthegirl43]

Thank you Shirl, Apple juice is on the shopping list.

No worries.

Where do you get all the lovely piggie pics?

[pigletwillie]

Self portraits Shirl!!!!

[shirlthegirl43]

ROFL!!!! You are very photogenic PW!

[pigletwillie]

I was a beautiful baby, It all went wrong as I grew older.

[pigletwillie]

I am most chuffed today. The first batch of cider is now bottled (8 bottles 75 cl) and the second batch is in the demijohns. I have added exra sugar this time to give it a bit more va va vooom in the tast and alcohol department.

It will be labelled as Piglets Special Sui-cider and hopefully will come in at about 5.5-6%

[Lesley Jay]

Love the name Piglet!

[Brewer-again]

Hi ! Lesley Jay

When love is not madness, it is not love. I like that, must try and read the full version.

[Lesley Jay]

Brewer-again I thought it most apt!

[Brewer-again]

quotations

And Kisses are the unspoken words of love. Wow !
After reading your post I am amazed that you have time to moderate these pages. Do you like the italian language or are you a bit Italian.

[Lesley Jay]

As I said before Brewer I thought it most apt!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lez Carter]

Hi
new online,just emigrated to nz,live in napier inthe middle of 1000s of acres of orchards,Just been given 600 litres of organic biodynamic apple juice.
Cider here we come!

[funstuie]

Turbo Cider

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Well this is as easy as it gets!
(called turbo as its so quick and easy)

Ingredients:
4.5L of pure apple juice
1tsp yeast

Method:
1. Place 3L of apple juice into a demijon (assumeing everything is sterile)
2. PLace 1tsp of yeast into the demijon
3. shake
4. leave for 36-48hrs to ferment then top with with the remaining of the juice (cant fill it right up at the start as it will foam quite a bit)
5. leave to ferment out
6. Rack off and drink (or if you like cider fizzy then prime as usual)


Copied from another forum I am a member of - PM me if you want the link!!

I have tried this and it was quite acceptable - similar to scrumpy rather than strongbow if you get my drift

Has anyone else tried this one? I like the sound of it although I don't have any demijohns.