F.A.O. Mr Badger

Trying to make some of that Cider, it is currently in a 5 gallon bin & going to put it in demijohns tomorrow. Should it be frothing up? it's been in the bin 48hrs, there's a bit of froth but not much, cheers.

 

Slippery slope this, if you find yourself in a nettle patch at 3 pm mouth like sandpaper then take a step away from the dark side.

Try this instead
https://shop.thornbridgebrewery.co....138069845&mc_cid=fadc432b34&mc_eid=57f3fae66b

 

All looks good stuff but ...........

 

When you say "that cider" what do you mean?
What exactly are you making?

 

That 12% stuff, cartons of apple juice, sugar & yeast.

 

Ok.
If you have 5 gallons of Apple juice then I take it you have added a sachet of yeast and sugar.
What type of yeast did you put in and how much sugar?
Did you use the Apple juice 'from concentrate' and not the stuff with added sugar and water?

 

I'm doing a 10ltr batch using Apple juice from concentrate 2 cartons, 1/2 sachet of beer yeast & 1KG of sugar 1 tsp of citric acid & 2tsp of yeast nutrient. Is that ok or have I ballsed it up

 

You should leave it in your 5 gallon bucket until fermentation is finished. Don't put it in demijohns yet.
I assume you have an airlock on the bucket lid.
You will have to leave it until the frothing has finished which can take a couple of weeks or more.
In this heat it should bubble quite rapidly. Anything over 20 degrees will make it ferment quickly.
Once fermentation is finished, when no more bubbles are coming out of the airlock the liquid will start to clear, it will look darker and sediment will gather at the bottom.
It is best if you leave it as long as possible, several weeks is best, so you can be absolutely sure fermentation has finished. I leave mine at least 4 weeks. If you decant it too soon it may not have finished fermenting and if you bottle it the bottles may explode. Be patient !!!
I don't see the need to put it in demijohns. Once it has finished fermenting you should be able to bottle it.
Ask me in a few weeks and I'll tell you what to do next.
YOU MUST LET IT FINISH FERMENTING IN THE BREW BUCKET !!!!!

 

I once lost two days on something similar

 

Same here, it was a special cider my sister made for when we went to visit her in Cornwall. Cant remember much of the trip

 

No, seems ok.
I've never added citric acid so I don't know what that will do. Also I use cider yeast so what will happen with beer yeast I don't know.
See my other post for more detail.
I hope it keeps fermenting, leave it alone for several weeks to be certain it does what it should.
You'll see when it stops fermenting, then let me know.
Sorry you'll have to wait that long.
Don't put it in demijohns, there's no need to.

 

Also add the remaining yeast.
One sachet is good for one gallon or five.
You've done 10 litres, use the whole sachet.

 

Cheers

 

Sponsored by Specsavers by any chance??

 

Sound dangerous this, and that's before you drink it!

 

just to makesure of the % you could always throw a 1.5 ltr bottle of cheap 5h1t own brand tesco vodka in it, just to be on the safe side. i used to brew my own until i went blind but the hospital put that down to masturbation .

 

One bottle a sesh along with some Westons, can't wait

 

Used to drink 3 bottles of homebrew cider on a Sunday afternoon after gardening, empty stomach and all that, it would lay me low, very low, for hours, talking absolute drivel with the world spinning furiously around me.
The coordination of mouth, brain and speech is less than nil.
It's mainly that spinning, spinning, spinning that's the killer.

 

Is that hence. “Used to” how long did it take you to realise the effect.
Once for me if the case,

 

Yes, it was always a case of "never again", but you do it again. You just do.
I still do.