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Subject: Cider Digest #53 Mon Oct 28 11:00:23 EST 1991
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 91 11:00:25 EST
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Cider Digest #53 Mon Oct 28 11:00:23 EST 1991
Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues
Jay Hersh, Digest Coordinator
Contents:
First Batch (David Van Iderstine)
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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 91 09:58:10 EST
From: orgasm!davevi@uunet.uu.net (David Van Iderstine)
Subject: First Batch
I'm making my first real batch of hard cider (that is, purifying it & then
adding yeast, as opposed to just letting it sit as it comes) and I'd like to
get some advice on a few points-well okay, many points.
First, what are the opinions regarding the different sterilization options?
There's boiling, steeping, and sulfites. I went the potassium metabisulfite
route for this batch, at about 60 ppm.
Assuming sulfite sterilization, how long should the cider sit before pitchin
g
the yeast? And what about yeast choice? Adjuncts? Yeast nutrients?
Then how often should it be racked, and is it necesary to perform any furthe
r
sterilizations, or maybe additives for clarification? Finally, how long should I
wait to bottle the stuff, and should I prime it, a la wort, for a carbonated
product? WHEW!
While you're at it, anything else I should know, like yeast selection, sweet vs.
dry
product, apple blends, etc?
Thanks in advance. For the time, please repond via e-mail, as I don't (yet) get
the
cider digest.
Dave Van Iderstine, demented rural homebrewer
..uunet!pharlap!orgasm!davevi
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