How to Make Hard Cider- Alcohol from Apple Juice

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Hard Cider Process for Beginners - Hard Cider from Apple Juice. A decent hard apple cider is usually a starting point for homebrewers. It's simple, cheap, tastes pretty good and doesn't have to take a long time to make. Of course, time heals all brews, and letting it age a bit will improve it, but, I digress. In this video we show you how to make a basic hard cider, using a process for beginners and take you through the making of it, to racking, and on to bottling and tasting our hard apple cider.
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@martinbudinsky8912 2 жыл бұрын

Now this is what a tutorial should look like. Nice, slow, step by step explaining every single part of the process and why its important. Great work.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you like it.

@kinbolluck476 Жыл бұрын

Ikr jeez

@alphanumeric1529 4 ай бұрын

Just came from a vodka distilling video, don't know why I watched it... slow Saturday morning I guess, I mean, we don't drink alcohol anymore... shared half a beer with my wife about 13 years ago while making some beer battered fish tacos, lol, straight to the dome, absolutely lit from a quarter bottle of beer... failing organs goes a long way to a good buzz, I guess, but I love transformations, of any sort, really, anything that goes from a base substance to a higher substance, and mostly for free even better, just tickles my fancy, don't know why, just a fundamentally human pleasure, I guess? BUT, wanted to say, that vodka distilling video that I just watched... didn't know half of what the guy was talking about, through every stage of his brewing/distillation.... he used a lot of jargon, technical or niche names for everything, I'd need a distillers dictionairy and more patience than I have to actually make non-deadly vodka his way. But your vid, what a pleasure. Even with a broken brain, I'm sure I could walk away and do this fermentation myself... granted, a much simpler fermentation, no distilling, etc. but still, I could follow your video, everything was explained, the video was paced perfectly, didn't want to skip ahead, or rewind 5 times to get a point. Y'all just did a perfect job with this vid, so my thanks to you. We've got a couple apple trees in the ground, and three sitting in the living room waiting for the frosty nights to pass before they go into the ground and give our bedroom some relief from the scorching summer sun, and a barrel full of free calories and delight... if life in the northern hemisphere lasts 4 or 5 years from this date, which is becoming exceedingly unlikely due to the third world war we seem to be pushing so hard for, to the point I'd say we're already in it, even absent some Pearl Harbor manufactured event to shock the zombies into mortal terror, and a reason as to why they must sacrifice their children's lives on the altar of total global control... so if human life persists four or five years into the future, and we have a bumper crop, maybe we'll brew some hard cider thanks to your vid! SO, thanks!

@joseph.higgins 2 жыл бұрын

This channel has made fermenting my own alcohol feel more manageable. Very informative but not over complicated!

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

That's the goal! Happy to have helped you :)

@SA-xf1eb 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@codydenniss2436 2 жыл бұрын

Just wondering how your brewing is going 6 months later I’m about to start

@joseph.higgins 2 жыл бұрын

Its great! I've made a few batches in the last few years. If you keep it simple like these guys teach, its so easy!

@thatguy2984 Жыл бұрын

Yup, very cool channel for sure!

@macgyver5108 Жыл бұрын

The recipe I came up with is technically an Apple "Cyser" which is delicious after only 8 days start to finish, coming out at a semi-sweet tasting yet killer 15-16% ABV. All you need is "one" glass! I warm the juice to 100°f (yeast normally dies at 105°f!), add clover honey (it dissolves easier in warm juice), then add a specific champagne yeast. 😉 After a week when the fermentation dies down I cold crash it in the fridge for at least 24 hours or up to a week if I want it clear before I rack it. I make a 4.5 gallon batch in the fall which performs a vanishing act on a week long camping trip with about 20 friends.

@ÕkamiMeansWolf Жыл бұрын

What's this recipe

@macgyver5108 Жыл бұрын

@@ÕkamiMeansWolf tree top secret.

@commonsense.1014 Жыл бұрын

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@macgyver5108 Жыл бұрын

@@ÕkamiMeansWolf 4 gallons Tree Top apple juice (Costco) 5lbs clover honey (also Costco) 1 packet Red Star Cuveé yeast.

@MacDaddyDoubleD 10 ай бұрын

@@macgyver5108can you sub clover honey for other honey? Or is the clover really present in the taste?

@nicholasroos3627 2 жыл бұрын

Your first few cider recipes were what got me into cider making. Now my basement is full of stainless steel and I make beer with it. Thank you so much for opening my eyes to a really fun hobby in a time that could have been spent being much less productive.

@wfqsfg 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 31 day old cider batch made using S-04. When I racked it the sediment was compact, stable and not wispy at all. I got virtually no sediment when I racked it. It tasted surprisingly good for 11 days old too. I can't wait for it to finish aging. It maxed out a little over 11% ABV. S04 will probably be my go to cider yeast.

@peskybear1432 2 жыл бұрын

I use a decent champagne yeast, last batch was 11.8% and no unpleasant overtones at all, in fact it’s easy to mistake as a standard 8.6% cider which is pretty much the normal strength in the cider producing area that I live in here in the U.K.

@elricthebald870 2 жыл бұрын

Light, refreshing and uncomplicated. That's exactly what I would look for in a cider. (Preferably carbonated and chilled.) Great to relax with after work or a hot summers day.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@johnconnell9836 2 жыл бұрын

30 years ago when I was attending college I got deep into homebrewing. Come my Senior year, we tried fermenting anything. From several different juices to soda my roommates I were up to pushing the envelope with Charlie Papazian's Joy of Home Brewing as our guide. Fast forward 30 years and I want to try it again. Fortunately, I still have most of my equipment in my closet. I never took notes and each batch was a one of a kind creation. I did that purposely. The cider attempt was a failure and I would love to try it again so many years later. Thanks for posting this!

@oNorw 10 ай бұрын

Im watching this as a college student and it seems like a pretty rewarding hobby haha. Im a big fan of wine too and there seems to be a lot of good wine sets too (both the kind you add sugar too but also the ones that are just grape extract)

@misharumkittum Жыл бұрын

Sunday my wife let it slip that she ordered me a brewing kit for Christmas. Today you showed up in my suggested videos out of nowhere. Our phones are spying on us!

@austinbewley1748 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on a million views! This channel has ignited a super fun hobby for me. Thanks to the two of you, I’ve made about four delicious batches of mead or wine since October. I hope you all continue to grow and wish you all the best! ❤

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thank you!

@terrycollette7985 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this channel. I've been brewing beer for about 20 years--the last five years I've focused mostly on meads and ciders. I saw a video you did where you made cider with active dry bread yeast. I was inspired to mess around. I made a 1 gallon batch of...we'll call it cider...made with apple/white grape juice , demerara sugar, and active dry yeast. Oh...I also threw in a tablespoon of allspice berries and two cinnamon sticks. My friends...I was skeptical. I should not have been!!!! It actually cleared reasonably well, and it drinks smooth! Thank you for the inspiration.

@richardsaxton5201 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video. I started making hard apple ciders after watching one of your previous videos. It always turns out great with varying alcohol content (depending on which apple juice I use). Please keep these videos coming!

@Larmothewierd 2 жыл бұрын

I made a basic cider like this recently but in secondary i added some frozen strawberries i had from picking in the spring and then some freshly squeezed lime juice when i finished. So a strawberry Lime Cider that was about 6 ABV, turned out great.

@Vandl92 Жыл бұрын

Costco apple juice, Lalvin 71b, and about 2 weeks to run completely dry. Gotta be one of the best tasting and easy things I've ever made. Brewing has been an interesting journey, thanks for the ideas and chill approach to all of it keep it up you guys ❤

@CitySteadingBrews 9 ай бұрын

Low abv brews can work without nutrients but we add them quite often anyway.

@brianharris1573 5 ай бұрын

A #8-1/2 rubber stopper with an airlock will fit most of the gallon apple juice jugs and a #8 the 1/2 gallons. We'd remove 2 cups of juice and add 3 cups of sugar with a tsp yeast nutrient and a packet of Champagne yeast and put the stopper on. 3 days usually to hit 12% ABV. That was in the late 80's. Most of the fruit juice on the shelf in the store has enough sugar for 3% ABV total. Now I have an orchard with a nice variety growing in my yard and the apples I started from seeds in apples from the store. That means hybrid apples and who knows who the daddy is? That Honeycrisp may have had a crabapple pollinate it, or a Granny Smith. I got lucky and no signs of crabapple in the family trees but I may add a cider crabapple tree to the mix for fun. I took seedlings from 3 different types of apples and braided the trunks together for 1 tree and 4 or 5 for the other one. I do the same thing with my pot plants! That's actually 4 plants with the trunks fused into 1. Bedtime for this guy

@LaQuinnH 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been brewing for some years now but I love watching y’all basics videos! Keep up the amazing videos those of us out of the country love hearing about good ol Publix!!

@goldenhorshoe4814 2 жыл бұрын

Love all the wine vids you guys make. It gives me awesome ideas on what to make next. I just about have a batch of blueberry wine ready to bottle pretty soon. I made the batch from frozen blueberries and cooked them down a bit before starting the fermentation and so far it tastes amazing and refreshing. I always taste test throughout my entire process so I know what it may need or doesn’t need to have a great finish result.

@StillIt 2 жыл бұрын

This is a awesome video! Have been thinking about doing a supermarket apple juice brandy. This is a huge help cheers!

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Kabul75 2 жыл бұрын

Just don't do like me as a student. Buy the cheapest OJ from the store, ferment it with turbo yeast. That was utterly horrible. Even after distilling it - disgusting.

@copperbones7336 2 жыл бұрын

I was just watching a Still It video before this one. All I could think about was distilling the beautiful hard cider. Nice to see a still it comment.

@StillIt 2 жыл бұрын

@@copperbones7336 I may have 8 or so bottles of apple juice sitting in the shed right now . . . .

@copperbones7336 2 жыл бұрын

@@StillIt Elation!

@blahblah9036 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched this video as my first video from this channel, and I LOVE the info, the sense of humor, the chemistry between you two. I'll be watching a lot more of your content!

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :D

@ADVRaven 2 жыл бұрын

I just racked and tasted my first cider from juice. It still had some small activity, but has been stable last couple days. Fermented from 1.043 to 1.002 (5.3% or so). It was quite clear, and had a very nice even lees cake on the bottom. It tasted fine, a little thin, but added some extras for the next few days - vanilla bean (split), 3" cinnamon stick, 1 clove, 5 all spice, 1 cardamom. the spices smelled awesome. Will be watching and tasting as time goes this week, but plan on pulling the spices within the next 5 days. I am excited! Thank you all so much for your videos and very simple and educational and FUN presentation. Homebrew should be FUN first. Keep brewing, and so will we.

@rileymosman2808 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video! I like seeing the confidence that comes from experience and hearing phrases like "about this much". Proves that you know what you're doing when you feel confident approximating

@BirdArvid 2 жыл бұрын

Every time you mention time as being on your side, I smile and agree; the process shouldn't be hurried, and only if you really overdo things will you get problems; like having your initial fermentation sitting for months without racking, for example. Once your drink is racked I find slowing myself down is the best way. I made a wonderful mead in 2015, and only in 2020 did the stuff start to really come into its own; I will have a bottle this Christmas but last year's bottle was fantastic. I used to brew beer, but found it a struggle and things never turned out as I planned/wished; ciders, meads and such things are easier and in my experience, likelier to turn out well. Thanks for this; I might go make me a batch of cider!

@MyProjectWeekend 2 жыл бұрын

This was a very nice video. I’ve made cider from store bought juice many times. It so easy but I never considered letting it age longer. Thanks for the tip!

@rhylandbarker4177 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic again! love the videos and the MTG! thank you for making the brewing process easier and fun!

@iFyre 2 жыл бұрын

I like that you have started shining light through the must on camera to see what's happening (as far as I know.) I often shine a bright light through my brews to help me gauge their clarity and whether they need to sit for longer.

@popeye1313 2 жыл бұрын

I got to stop and tell you I really enjoy listening to the two of you and I used to make my own wine I did it for 7 years I made 50 gallons of red in 50 gallons of white and it was all natural fermentation I didn't put any sugar or any yeast in it but besides that I just enjoyed listening to you guys and your enjoyable pleasurable to watch you guys and I just bought a bottle of Welch's concord grape and experimenting as we speak thank you

@TheWolfster001 2 жыл бұрын

Actually grapes has yeast on the skin, if you keep the skin in it when fermenting it will do better, well it always has for me.. adding some sugar to it will help it from being dry, also I think it helps improve the taste...

@stoicvibesonly Жыл бұрын

Brian is the Alton Brown of homebrewing!

@Nercosin381 2 жыл бұрын

I want to thank yinz so much! I have wanted to try fermentation for so long and your clips came across my feed and answered SOOO many questions. Even when I tried looking things up online they all contradicted each other but you help clear it up and made me feel excited to try it out!

@kinbolluck476 Жыл бұрын

Ikr jeez

@kenclarkii2261 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video! I like the regular people feel of it. Easy to watch and very informative!

@TocsTheWanderer 2 жыл бұрын

I've been making a really fizzy cider for a few years now, using store bought apple juice and a mix of bread yeast and champagne yeast. I haven't bought any new yeast in a while, I just keep using the same "strain" that I keep feeding, kind of like a sourdough starter. It ferments to the ABV I want (around 5%) after only a week, and it's ready to drink without aging, tasting quite sour but also still plenty sweet, no harsh or unpleasant flavors.

@elwolf8536 2 жыл бұрын

I once made carbonated mead with champagne yeast 🤣

@ElDuderinoh 4 ай бұрын

Yup that’s how I’m doing it, 3 days in and it smells awesome. Super cloudy though, I hope after I rack it and refrigerate for a few days it’ll be a lot more clear.

@militarymom8967 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I love that I got this right away. I'm working on my very first Mead for my son-in-law for his Christmas gift. This channel has ban my Mead Bible. Thank you so very much!!! Y'all are life savers for a new mother-in-law to a viking. ☺️

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Happy holidays!

@christopherburnham1612 2 жыл бұрын

cider in history was once the drink of choice

@jonburns775 2 жыл бұрын

I started two gallons today using your exact recipe. Everything is sanitized as per your instruction. I used Musselman’s fresh pressed organic apple cider (the best I could find here) $6 per gallon. My starting SG is 1.050 with US-04 yeast and my fermentation jars are just like the video. I am very excited to see how this comes out as this is my very first home brew! Wish me luck and thanks for the inspiration!

@LU-jz8ci 2 жыл бұрын

Starting SG is known as OG:)

@MM-qy7si 10 ай бұрын

and how was it ?

@ElDuderinoh 4 ай бұрын

Started mine 2 days ago and I’m obsessed with watching it bubble lol

@45tbrooks 2 жыл бұрын

Started my first Apple cider today. Thanks for the time and effort on the videos. They are great!

@happycats685 9 ай бұрын

How is it going with the cider?

@darrylgenet7213 2 жыл бұрын

I've been doing this for 3 years, I entered a bottle from my first brew at my local small town fair as a joke and have won 1st prize 2 years in a row, here in NZ I have to add 2.2 pound of sugar to get it to 8% ABV. Mangrove Jacks SN9 is bullet proof and has never let me down

@TrailBlazer5280 2 жыл бұрын

I really love your videos, i love that you're making brewing a simple home activity again. I found you on the rice wine video, very helpful

@TheHemmert 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bot, for your time and for the insperation! I have almost 4 gallons of homemeade apple juice (from a mix of apples) that I will now be turning into cider!

@prescottdoll3920 2 жыл бұрын

Made the plunge today and bought 2 gallons of apple juice for my friend and I to take a shot at making our own cider. Pretty excited and will keep you in the loop on how it turns out. Thanks for this really well done video as well as the other videos you have posted.

@hammerton9000 2 жыл бұрын

How's it coming along?

@prescottdoll3920 2 жыл бұрын

@@hammerton9000 Sorry for the late reply. It turned out good. For a first cider I accomplished the goals I set out for in the brew. 1. It is dry. 2. It is drinkable. 3. The process went smoothly. I do have one thing I am curious of. So we brewed in a 2 gallon bucket and then racked to 2 individual 1 gallon jugs. After we let it sit in the jugs for a week and tasted them we noticed one had a much smoother flavor while the other had a significantly more tart close to wine taste (we used champagne yeast so that may be why). We were kind of curious as to why there was so much difference in a batch that fermented in the same bucket together. In racking we added a single cinnamon stick to both jugs at the same time and they both sat in the rack phase for the same time as well. My only conclusion is maybe when we were racking we pulled in a concentrated area of something that effected the taste overall of one.

@braydensyphers8498 2 жыл бұрын

I respect the magic cards in the back.

@Frontline_view_kaiser Жыл бұрын

I love all the non-technical answers. Brewing should be an accessible, practical hobby. Don't get hung up on technical details that you won't feel or taste in the end. A lot of hobbies get ruined by people overcomplicating things. Anyways, amazing video, can't wait for my first batch of cider

@1opuss Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos and thank you so much for the knowledge. I have two gallons of hard cider fermenting now, two different flavors. I appreciate all you teach.

@christopherbreznai1805 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for introducing me to this hobby. I have a friend who's requested 25 gallons of mead for his wedding, luckily it's a long engagement.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@DukeTrout 2 жыл бұрын

I’m looking forward to the follow-up. When you start out with a solid base, adding extra flavor is often extra-good.

@simertx9335 11 ай бұрын

Having watched 100+ of your videos over the past couple weeks, I'm hooked. Starting my first brew today, a variation of this. Wish me luck!

@M4st3r0fN0n3 2 жыл бұрын

I made a hard cider from a jug of basic apple cider and it came out phenomenal. Super clear (after all the pulp and lees fell out) and very very easy to drink after about 4 weeks in the bottle. Solid 14.5% ABV, and probably one of my favorites. I did have to add some brown sugar to backsweeten it for my own tastes however.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

I'd call that a wine personally, but glad you like it!

@andrewlayton9760 2 жыл бұрын

Did you use a champagne yeast to achieve that ABV?

@M4st3r0fN0n3 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewlayton9760 nah. Lalvin 71B. Champagne yeasts sit around 17% ish

@flamenmartialis6839 Жыл бұрын

I gonna try making cider in the close future. Will by the juice from a co-worker whose family have a small orchard and makes their own juice. Hopefully it will be good. I don't have any special yeast so I eill use bread yeast.

@robertkristensson5644 Жыл бұрын

@@flamenmartialis6839 Do you have an update about your cider? Your approach is about the same as mine (except probably your juice is much clearer than mine). Though the last two times, I have used wine/champagne yeasts.

@MrMattDat 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video! Love it! Growing up in New England, we always made a recipe we called "Apple Jack". No idea where the name came from, but it used 1 gallon of fresh cider (only made this stuff in the fall, and orchards were all around us), 1 pocket pack of raisins, 1/2 cup of sugar. Add them together, shake, place the gallon jug in the corner of the basement and keep an eye on it. 2 days later, pour it gently through some cheesecloth, and hard cider for the kids!!

@Arirairoga 2 жыл бұрын

Apple Jack was originally a method of producing stronger apple liquor during the distillation prohibition by freezing cider and then removing the ice, aka 'jacking', thereby concentrating the alcohol content without distilling!

@landomilknhoney 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Apple Jack in the Autumn, and Buttered Rum in the winter. Hillbilly wine for spring and summer. Must be a NE, thing!

@kevingrandke6075 Жыл бұрын

I like simple instructions. I deal with complicated how tos all day so this is nice to see. cant wait to start this process.

@charlesroper353 2 жыл бұрын

You guys have been the most knowledgeable and helpful out of any videos I have found so far! Thank you so much

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Happy to help!

@johno7617 2 жыл бұрын

Just made my first hard cider with a little honey and mulling spice. Came out great

@jackking4574 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say at 3 weeks, and being a 6 and 6.5 from you guys, kind of makes it a great cider to me. I'm going to make this. Thank you Brian and Derica!

@tylerkatia1705 2 жыл бұрын

Got my first ever batch done and drinking it! Already have moved on to doing some RED apples, pears, then off to mead and biking blood. (yes I said RED apple juice and I cannot wait!) Thanks for the quick tips and for drilling this process down to something simple. With less than $100 I was able to get myself well equipped with all the things from bungs to bottles. Keep on keepin' on with the super-simple how-to's. After a few batches of mead, it's off to the porter for me!

@jdstraightshot6552 Жыл бұрын

Started my first cider brew last week. Thank you for inspiring me.

@franknunally8098 2 жыл бұрын

Love your presentation; no wasted over explanation with narration.

@SirGolfalot- 2 жыл бұрын

Good review of the process.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@georgecolby7488 2 жыл бұрын

I finally tried the boil concentration method for raising gravity. I have some apple trees, so I press my own juice (cider, I'm in the US). I boiled 2 gallons down to 1 gallon and used d47. It came out dry as expected to 1.000. However, it tasted much better than just juice or juice + sugar. I am very hopeful for a good dry apple wine, around 10%.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

I'm betting you caramelized some of the sugars, which would give a more complex flavor... I like that idea!

@georgecolby7488 2 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews maybe...it still fermented dry to 1.000. Lots of apple 'punch though!

@RRaucina 2 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews You can concentrate fermented juices by freeze distillation as another experiment in the wonders of alcohol.

@corinfletcher 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't sleep last night, so I made a simple cider. Synchronicity!

@ueaikibishi 9 ай бұрын

Been building up to this for weeks and just got done putting it away in a cabinet to ferment! Can't wait to check it out soon Love yall

@believethebible88 2 жыл бұрын

I just started my first batch two days ago. Do you swirl the fermentation vessel every day during the initial ferment? Thanks for making this so easy.

@alexcan669 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the same juice I use for my cider it always comes out so good!. I let it ferment in the own jug that it comes in with an airlock cuz come on is 3 bucks! Lol

@popeye1313 2 жыл бұрын

Again I just got to say I really enjoy watching the two of you

@daic7274 2 жыл бұрын

Good informative video, nicely presented with a relaxed atmosphere. Love the scenery in the background, certainly helps with the relaxed atmosphere. Cheers!

@brady783 2 жыл бұрын

The new video format is very high speed, low drag. Works well for a simple recipe like this.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

@gary9771 2 жыл бұрын

Fairly new subscriber and I’m enjoying your channel. One quick question. How long would you recommend aging this? Thanks!

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

This is pretty good now. I'd say a month to three and it'd be great.

@tonybletas431 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to say this first-rate channel has been more than instrumental in converting me to a fully-qualified alcoholic….and at very manageable cost!

@charliepapa5518 2 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on this channel. Have been thinking about getting into making my own ciders and meads because I love them and they are extremely hard to get around where I live. You have become my teacher, I thank you.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@johnshaw6702 2 жыл бұрын

I liked that view of the bottom. I've never noticed that before, but were I brew the lighting isn't that good. Pineapple juice update: It went from 1.100 to 0.996 in just five days. It will need sweetening to be really palatable though.

@bananascanner 2 жыл бұрын

Would there be any advantages or disadvantages to putting the yeast in your vessel 1st instead of last? My thinking is that it may help mix it in when adding 1st.

@craigbryant9925 2 жыл бұрын

You honestly don't even have to mix your yeast in. I've seen a few packets that actually say to just sprinkle it on top.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Either way. Makes no difference really.

@angelsp4344 Жыл бұрын

That's how Asturian people (northern Spain) like their cider: flat, super dry, acidic, 6% abv. But they have a special way to pour it: from high above in order to make it a bit fizzy everytime they have a sip. They call this pouring 'escanciar'. Hard dry cider is their absolute drink of choice and Asturias region is plenty of Cider Houses. I recommend you to check it out! BTW many thanks for this video!!!

@nathangehrls5491 2 жыл бұрын

I'm about to give fermenting my own cider a try. Thank you so much for your lovely videos! Best wishes from South Dakota

@arghapirate2427 2 жыл бұрын

I've got myself 4 brews going. 1 rose petal wine, 2 meads (1 wildflower traditional, 1 heath honey traditional) and 1 gallon of blaand. I find my self staring at the bubbling airlocks. For some reason It has a hypnotizing effect one me. Sometimes I snap out of it after a couple of minutes, but lookling at the bubbles calms me. Do more home brewers like to stare at their bubbling airlocks, or am I just mad?

@johnshaw6702 2 жыл бұрын

You're not mad. I've been known to watch them myself. During primary I actually keep them were I can hear them and check the airlock every time I walk by. The other night I could tell from the sound that my pineapple was going to blow the airlock. That was ok, because, due to past experience, I had planned for that.

@melissiandre4280 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching my brews and my ferments bubble!

@arghapirate2427 2 жыл бұрын

@@melissiandre4280 Sweet I feel less insane now!

@scallywag325 2 жыл бұрын

I stare at my air lock bubbles too(red Wine)during the brew process. How does your mead turn out? That's my next venture.

@arghapirate2427 2 жыл бұрын

@@scallywag325 My first traditional mead came out great! The meads I have going on right now are both in primary, so far so good! The recipe of CS brews is great!

@EricCheVe 2 жыл бұрын

"Looks like its alive"... I mean.. tecnically it is right?

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Parts of it!

@jamesgreen2974 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I just recently made my first mead and was successful. Hard apple cider is going to be my next venture. Gonna follow your guys's video and see how it turns out.

@AdrianFoy 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video!! I just finished my Day 1 prep for Mead that I’m making (first time ever), and I came across your video. Now I want to try making a Cider!!

@UfoJoe Жыл бұрын

straight to the point, I just set the very first fermenter in place, let's see what happens 😆 Best video on how to cider, thanks 👊

@Godwh1sperer Жыл бұрын

Alcohol and I parted on friendly terms, I just quit it without there having been any problem, but i loved to watch your beautiful video, the cider i brewed as a teen, except without added sugar :) Thank you for the nostalgia that is very instructive for others.

@damonwilks8799 Жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable to watch great info great way to display your own tech. Nice video thank you

@budsatawny 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found this little gem. Last good cider I had was 2 yr old goodness. Sadly the guy passed and took his secrets with him. Will sub to keep you guys in mind for fall applefest!

@user-sp3jy6om7h 4 ай бұрын

@CitySteadingBrews 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Acetheskyhook 9 ай бұрын

i am a cook operator at an ethanol plant in the northeastern region. I do this for a living on a much larger scale. lol. I use 38 gallons of liquid yeast per batch. Each fermentor is 805,000 gallons. due to state regulations we can only produce so much alcohol per year so we usually produce around 300,000 gallons per day. most interesting job i ever had.

@TheShaktiSystem436 2 жыл бұрын

I've been brewing for a few months now and I've been getting more and more confident and comfortable with it, I was listening to Vincent Price talking about Port wine and I was wondering if the same process to make port would work with cider. Have a wonderful week and stay safe happy and healthy 🙏😊

@FimbulSleipnir 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I've been meaning to try this, need to get a few supplies, but this is a handy vid I'll have to save.

@aaronmcdonald6111 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic tutorial, lots of fun!

@barbc7698 Жыл бұрын

I like the instructor s’ sense of humor. Great tutorial . I always push for some crabapples in my sweet cider. I think it balances it out.

@GrillinandChillinwithColeman Жыл бұрын

Great video. I have not made cider in a few years and this was a great refresher for my batch I am starting next week. Just subbed!!

@edwardcunningham6315 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for your random thoughts throughout your many videos. You successfully answered another question I have had. DEGASSING, I've had some recipes degass after fermentation stopped almost as fast as the lease settled 👍 But I still have a strawberry banana recipe that seems to degass forever 🤨 Starts with large bubbles for a day or two but little almost microscopic bubbles continue for weeks. I know it's co2 gas, I've researched in chemistry types of chemicals and characteristics. (Kool study) I'll keep watching if you keep recording 😃👍❤️

@steveday4797 2 жыл бұрын

You can't beat a lovely chilled cider

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Very true. Ciders are so refreshing, and often overlooked.

@jackking4574 2 жыл бұрын

If after 3 weeks it is a 6 and 6.5 from you guy's, it's awesome. I will make this. Thanks Brian and Derica.

@thecaptaintaz420 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. I'm glad I found this. I hate to admit but due to mistakes of my youth (don't worry changed it around 180) was taught how to make hooch this is bascislly the same. But I'm glad a professional is showing how to do it. Wanted to make some recipes for Thanksgiving and Xmas. Very excited for more of your videos!

@brianc6379 4 ай бұрын

Much better than the last “beginner guide” I just saw from another channel that was like “so to get started we used several pieces of industrial processing equipment…”. You make them look like goobers, well done!

@benfaust 2 жыл бұрын

After seeing this a while ago, I started making cider. I tried all sorts of different brands. Since I let everything go dry (have Type 1 Diabetes and stay away from drinkable sugar), the ones with ascorbic acid in them were too...... ascorbic acidy, which I probably wouldn't have noticed unfavorably with back sweetening. I found a brand with nothing but apple juice from concentrate and have been fermenting that with a few oak chips and raisins, then force-carbonating. I'm in love! And I've saved a ton of $$$ by drinking this instead of beer. Ice cold, fizzy, refreshing. Thanks for the idea! For adding air, I pour a tiny bit into a wide-mouth fermenter, put the top back on the plastic bottle of juice, and shake it madly. Less of a good workout than shaking a glass jar, but I'm lazy.

@marcharrison9847 Жыл бұрын

Love this really helpful please keep them coming

@eddavanleemputten9232 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to find out what you’ve planned with those other bottles!

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Coming in a week or two!

@martinwyke 2 жыл бұрын

I've used this technique for years, but I do add sugar and use wine yeast. One option to get some variety is add some other juices, about 1 part of another juice to 5 parts apple. Cranberry, prune or mango work very well.

@awaren8375 Жыл бұрын

I use the CO2 for my clones and seedlings and let the fermentation off gas into my small garden for my starters & clones,I also use the alcohol for sterilizing all my utensils for cloning and my hands when taking cuttings. glad KZfaq recommended this video 👍 proof the algorithm works sometimes & you're left-handed that's a plus as well.thanks for the video.

@danhendrix410 9 ай бұрын

Love the channel. Used this recipe for my first fermentation. So far so good. Thanks for all the great information. I see a lot of Alton Brown influence in your style. He is my all-time favorite TV personality. I noticed his book behind you on your shelf. Keep the videos coming. You have a fan.

@CitySteadingBrews 9 ай бұрын

I met him years ago. Possibly the only celebrity I have met who is worth knowing!

@grahamlawlorshomebrewrevie8227 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys very enjoyable for a 21 minute video it went fast as i was enjoying it so much . Cheers 🍻 from Ireland

@jonathanfox3285 2 жыл бұрын

WoW! Back light on the lava lamp cider ferment. I had a mead that had a migrating blob that I left be for 9 months, best lava lamp ever!!

@princekai1 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you for the information, just made my own cider at 1.000 6.56% ABV and now have racked to degass and clear up a little more. tastes like a young champagne that I think will go well with a little sweetness and carbonation.

@kennole8857 4 ай бұрын

Just started making mead. Watch a few of your videos. Now following. I love the info, simplicity, and vibe. Keep going!

@CitySteadingBrews 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@bensmith7536 2 жыл бұрын

great presentation, really good stuff, will try this.

@jenniferkavanagh1018 2 жыл бұрын

Just found you today. Will be trying this and watching more. We have made wine before but time to try something new!

@ADVRaven 2 жыл бұрын

Started my first today. Put in fermenter at 11:30 am, and as of 6:00 pm, I had nice bubbles coming up and activity on the top. Can't wait. Used same yeast, and my original gravity is 1.043. Now, to learn patience.

@GreenuniverseEuro 2 жыл бұрын

you are the first brewer I hear to say AIR is good thing. Basically you doing everything in your video that my grandfather did when I was a small kid.