Apple Cider Take 1

Apple Cider Take 1

Well I started my first batch of cider (this year) yesterday. Here are the ingredients:

1. 7 gal Organic Earth Fare Apple Juice 
   
   
   
   
   
2. 2.5 lbs (40oz.) Locally source clover honey from Eisele's in Westfield In
3. 1 packet Lavlin nEC-1118
4. 1 packet Red Star Champagne yeast

This is a rather easy process but here are the steps.

• Sanitize all equip
• Bring 1 gal Juice and 40oz honey to boil in pot
• While waiting for boil - heat a couple ozs water and a tablespoon of honey to ~ 110F. Add in the yeast and stir well.
• Remove Juice from heat once boiling and pour 4 gallons juice in
• Siphon all 5 gallons into Primary vessel
• Yeast will be alive and kicking within 20 minute of rehydrating.
• Pitch yeast into primary
• Top off primary with 2 more gallons of Juice
• Add Airlock.

Starting Gravity: 1.06

I did all this around 6pm - when I got home around 230AM this thing was bubbling like mad. I have this in a dark room that is between 68 - 71 F all day long.

We'll check this again in a few week's time.