We had a bumper crop of apples this year so I decided to make a 10L batch of cider to use them up. We extracted the juice using an electric juicer. The apples were a combination of 4 different varieties – Egremont Russet, Prescilla, Granny Smith and Initial. I added campden tablets and let it sit for 24+ hours to sanitise the juice. The following day I boiled up the sugar, yeast nutrient and malic acid in 250ml of water to sanitise, cooled it and added it to the must and pitched the cider yeast. The yeast nutrient is needed because, unlike a malt wort, an apple must does not have all of the essential nutrients for healthy yeast development. The malic acid is used to add some tartness.
Style Information
Name:
Homegrown Apple Cider
Recipe Type:
Extract
Category:
Cider
Grains & Extracts
| Name | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh apple juice | 10L | |
| Sugar | 250g |
Adjuncts
| Name | Type | Use | Amount | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeast Nutrient | 100g | minutes | |||
| Malic Acid | 2 tsp | ||||
| Campden tablets | 3 |
Yeasts
| Name | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mad Millie Cider Yeast | 10g |
Profile
Actual OG:
1.052
Actual FG:
1.001
Actual ABV:
6.80%