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
2 жыл бұрын
Ikr jeez
@alphanumeric1529
6 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!
@Vincepenalty
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
@Vincepenalty
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
2 жыл бұрын
Yup, very cool channel for sure!
@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!
@macgyver5108
2 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
@@macgyver5108waste
@macgyver5108
Жыл бұрын
@@ÕkamiMeansWolf 4 gallons Tree Top apple juice (Costco) 5lbs clover honey (also Costco) 1 packet Red Star Cuveé yeast.
@MacDaddyDoubleD
Жыл бұрын
@@macgyver5108can you sub clover honey for other honey? Or is the clover really present in the taste?
@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!
@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!
@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
@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.
@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.
@corinfletcher
2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't sleep last night, so I made a simple cider. Synchronicity!
@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!
@franknunally8098
2 жыл бұрын
Love your presentation; no wasted over explanation with narration.
@my_stomach_hurt1876
2 жыл бұрын
If it’s clear and ‘yella you got juice there, fella. If it’s tangy and brown, you’re in cider town
@simertx9335
Жыл 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!
@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!
@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.
@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!
@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!
@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
Жыл 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)
@mikegray-ehnert3238
2 жыл бұрын
Used to work in a commercial/retail orchard. We had a bumper crop of Northwest Greening apples. They are a "Granny Smith type Apple, a little tart and in fact a green Apple. We sold that overclock off to a commercial juice company.
@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
Жыл бұрын
Low abv brews can work without nutrients but we add them quite often anyway.
@brianharris1573
8 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
@omz31
Жыл бұрын
“Publix” Shoutout to the southeast 🙌🏽 their sweet tea is like crack 🤤
@EricCheVe
2 жыл бұрын
"Looks like its alive"... I mean.. tecnically it is right?
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Parts of it!
@teshayazzie3095
2 жыл бұрын
Omg thank you so much for not over complicating it.
@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.
@ishff1977
22 күн бұрын
❤
@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!
@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.
@Tonia.lynn2411
Жыл бұрын
Love your personality! You make a great teacher ❤I’ve watched so many of your videos I’m excited to try hard cider. I think watching so many people here on KZitem who do thes videos they are just bland personalities and making them to scientific and they don’t make it sound fun like you do. Which I feel that’s the whole point in teaching it making it sound fun! And your to the point without over complicating it. What are some books or where did you start to get some recipes?
@CitySteadingBrews
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Very kind of you to say this!
@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
Жыл бұрын
and how was it ?
@ElDuderinoh
7 ай бұрын
Started mine 2 days ago and I’m obsessed with watching it bubble lol
@grahamlawlorshomebrewrevie8227
2 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
@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
7 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.
@GrillinandChillinwithColeman
2 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!!
@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
@jameshartwell1429
Жыл бұрын
Two things I have done in the past has been to add demerara sugar to the juice to bolster the sugar content and to give more flavor and I have used a lager yeast instead of an Ale. It creates a different flavor character that I find to be much smoother with the finished product.
@theghostofsw6276
Жыл бұрын
Do you ever use a primary to ferment, or closed like the video above? I was always taught to use a primary then rack to secondary....but I'm seeing most people use a closed off fermentation.
@jameshartwell1429
Жыл бұрын
I do use the primary for the initial fermentation. Then put into a secondary for further degassing/adding ingredients/back flavoring.
@CitySteadingBrews
Жыл бұрын
Primary means initial fermentation. Secondary or conditioning is after fermentation is complete and the brew is racked. The container used is not the type of fermentation. You can use open buckets if you like or closed fermenters, your choice.
@theghostofsw6276
Жыл бұрын
@@CitySteadingBrews Not to us old timers who grew up with the Dave Line - AW series it's not...lol. Primary is usually conducted in an open vat, and has taken on that meaning. The fella I was replying to understood what I was referring to according to that.
@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...
@richarddowner4292
2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I use a eye loop dropper alcohol system. works SUPER great!!! this give me the abv and If/or i distill it the alcohol by proof. been using it for years works great = less math 🙂 doing it at 5 gallons at at time! 🙂 plus use distilled water for the burp= super cheap for a gallon around $2 bucks. thumbs up. glass is the way to do it..
@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
2 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.
@jeremiahcampbell1848
2 жыл бұрын
At the end of this video you said this Apple cider would have been good as a mold do you care to explain what a mold is. I have learned so many new things with all your old information you all do great videos keep up the good work. And this is coming from a man who just recently went blind and you're if videos are very helpful
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
I believe we meant a base to mold other recipes from.
@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.
@ronaldsabourin8835
2 жыл бұрын
Why did the shot of the bottom of the fermenter remind me of the alien planet Koozebane from The Muppet Show?
@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.
@paulsteele9150
2 жыл бұрын
Made a dandelion wine for my grandfather's recipe in 5-gallon container and then split it into two 2 1/2 gallon containers and after the dandelion stopped working - introduced orange juice that was working by it's self and then miix more sugar water, then mixed dandelion and orange juice together. Let restart working till done. It came out with a finish wine of 34% alcohol ! my grandfather was proud of me ! Then I told him the story about making moonshine got an A+ and science class by the teacher 😜😝😛😎😂😂😂
@Tullminator
27 күн бұрын
My favorite kind of cider is Dicken cider. Nice and refreshing.
@crystalmiller6464
Ай бұрын
According to science, alcohol is not a problem it’s a solution😂😂😂😂
@braydensyphers8498
2 жыл бұрын
I respect the magic cards in the back.
@christiancavanagh5040
2 жыл бұрын
I love this guy, also lefty gang
@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!!
@welcometothewolfpackk2534
2 жыл бұрын
i also buy the apple juice in the glass jugs and it makes my husband so mad. i now have at least 15-20 jugs, 8 gallons currently brewing a mixture of wine and spiced cyser
@stoicvibesonly
Жыл бұрын
Brian is the Alton Brown of homebrewing!
@bigtobacco1098
5 сағат бұрын
I use frozen apple concentrate... 30 of these and 8 white grape juice concentrates... 10 pounds of sugar, yeast nutrients and i can't remember the type of yeast... it made 15 gallons of delicious wine around 10%...
@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.
@alexrisenhoover3857
6 ай бұрын
I am currently making this but I used pressed apple juice 😥 it tastes good but it's taking forever to clear. Hopefully it actually does eventually clear up
@CitySteadingBrews
6 ай бұрын
Should be alright. You can always add pectic enzyme if you really want to, but cloudy cider is still just as good as clear tbh!
@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
@vijaysuryaaditya9860
2 жыл бұрын
Great tips, thanks!
@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.
@jmerriman2522
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be a metric ass but a 750 ml bottle should be about 26 oz. Are your bottles actually 650 ml? Not sure how you got almost five 750 ml bottles out of a gallon.
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
The fermenter holds slightly more than a gallon. 750 ml is 25.3 ounces. Yes our bottles are 750 ml, lol.
@Buslife57
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
@70below
Жыл бұрын
While I'm certainly not a cider expert, and I'm sure this is the "right" way, I used to use a much simpler method that worked great in college. We would take a 2 gallon jug of apple juice, throw a handful of raisins or craisins in it, then throw a latex glove over the opening and secure it on the lid with a rubber band. Put it somewhere warm like laundry or furnace room. When the glove inflates them deflates again, it's done. (About a week).
@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!
@RJ-vb7gh
2 жыл бұрын
An old timer told me that when he was a kid during prohibition, they would leave the cider out in winter to freeze and then tap off the alcohol. It might make for a fun experiment if you ever have any extra cider to experiment with.
@CitySteadingBrews
Жыл бұрын
That is called freeze distillation or "jacking" and unfortunately falls legally in the distillation category so we can't do it.
@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!!
@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!
@paulradford1425
2 жыл бұрын
I love all your content so much!! I have learned so much from you guys I seriously cannot thank you enough. I was wondering, can you use this method with bottled lemonade? or would the Ph of the lemonds mess everything up??
@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!
@popeye1313
2 жыл бұрын
I'm doing the grape juice now I'm going to have to buy a bottle of apple juice when I go to the store and do that next
@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!
@shaxpere2000
2 жыл бұрын
haha, it looks not just alive, it actually is 😂😂😂
@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!
@MrEbox
2 жыл бұрын
COTTON CANDY WINE !! Can you make a cotton candy wine? I would love to see how you would make it. I made two different 3 liter batches. 1. With 18 oz of pink (cherry) cotton candy and 1 full packet of EC-1118. 2. With 18 oz of white (vanilla) cotton candy and 1 full packet of EC-1118. Hope I didn't botch the batch. 😝 Thanks for being awesome. Such a cute couple you two are.
@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.
@sam11182
Жыл бұрын
I have a 3 gallon Carboy and I was making the BEST brew ever and had the blonde idiot idea (I am not even blonde) to pop the airlock off and add more sugar then put the airlock back on. created the WORST SMELL EVER! It was like a rotting corpse fell in! It was NOT very easy to carry the 3 gallon carboy to the field and slowly pour it out. Thankfully my StarSan arrived and I destroyed any remaining bad entities
@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.
@KandraBranning
7 ай 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
7 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍
@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.
@lackomalacko
16 күн бұрын
Can I just make this with freshly pressed apple juice, or do I have to alter anything? Great video!
@CitySteadingBrews
15 күн бұрын
You absolutely can. Probably will come out even better.
@lackomalacko
15 күн бұрын
@@CitySteadingBrews Thanks for the answer! Since I've watched a couple more vids, some pasteurize the freshly squeezed juice, is that necessary, or whats the deal with that? We have way too much apples in the garden, so I'm gonna try to preserve them in cider form, I'm just looking for some expert advise. Thanks again!
@CitySteadingBrews
15 күн бұрын
I don't think you need to pasteurize it.
@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.
@gapey
2 жыл бұрын
I have some pressed cider in my freezer I been wanting to make some hard cider with. I've only made it once before with bread yeast and wasn't impressed but want to try again with some other yeast.
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Safale US-04 is my suggestion
@gapey
2 жыл бұрын
@@CitySteadingBrews Thanks. I will probably just use what I already have on hand. Either D47 or US-05. US-05 packet is already open so probably go with that.
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Us-05 is really similar
@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.
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Either way. Makes no difference really.
@tcalzuolo
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. We make wine and we usually place the wine in a room with a heather at 70degrees for 3 days to kick start the fermentation. What temperature should the room be for fermentation?
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
It can range anywhere from 40 F (4.4 C) to 95 F (35 C) based on the brew and the requirements of the particular yeast strain you are using.
@tcalzuolo
2 жыл бұрын
Super helpful. Thank you and keep up the great work.
@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!
@philipmemm
11 ай бұрын
you guys are cool! i juice fruits and veggies a lot mostly to be healthy, and this morning i randomly decided to do a few apples by themselves. It came out tasting exactly like apple cider, and i can't for the life of me explain why that surprised me so much!lol It brought me back to a time in my youth when my grandfather would take the apples from his trees and make apple cider(unpasturized). No one would drink the 10 plus gallons of cider he kept in the basement fridge in time, so many would turn hard naturally! not sure the time of natural yeast that was involved, but these ciders would get you DRUNK! especially as a 10 year old kid, but even the adults could get smashed off it! I witnessed my uncle walk into a wall off of pure hard cider once. anyway, I went down a pretty deep rabbit hole on ciders, ordered some supplies off amazon, and now my plan is to make a cider out of some fresh squeezed apples! lol thanks for the help! you guys are very entertaining!
@CitySteadingBrews
11 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@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!
@sclabhailordofnoplot2430
2 жыл бұрын
As a Laird I approve of any Apple Alcohol. However the apple is very important, Make sure to mush it well. Time and oak are your friends.
@45tbrooks
2 жыл бұрын
Started my first Apple cider today. Thanks for the time and effort on the videos. They are great!
@happycats685
Жыл бұрын
How is it going with the cider?
@ryanduckering
2 жыл бұрын
That thumbnail was so delicious looking I had to click
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Cool, thank you!
@SirGolfalot-
2 жыл бұрын
Good review of the process.
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@joshuawells5953
Жыл бұрын
I live in Amish country. They have a very large apple orchard a few miles from me. Every fall they open up a store they have where they sell everything apple related. From honey made from apple blossoms to dehydrated apples and cider. You can actually watch them carry the apples straight from the orchard and dump them into their big manual presses and make it right in front of you. It tastes amazing. Every year I go and buy 20 gallons and make hard cider and apple jack for Christmas gifts for my friends and family. I cant get enough of it.
@CitySteadingBrews
Жыл бұрын
Noce!
@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.
@tomahawk014
Жыл бұрын
Unrelated, but I saw you mention that bread yeast can take you up to 11% in your tests. Obviously, it's known that this can vary depending on environment, yeast, sugars, etc. Wanted to share that I just did 6lbs of honey in 2 one-gallon carboys and both batches reached 15% ABV with regular bread yeast! 1.125 to 1.010 in 4 weeks. I just racked and will let it sit for at least another month or two before bottling. They already taste great for a young mead.
@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!
@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.
@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!!!
@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
@danno1800
18 күн бұрын
This was FANTASTIC! I really enjoyed it so I SUBSCRIBED…much appreciated.
@CitySteadingBrews
17 күн бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@dillonpartin10
2 жыл бұрын
What are you guys think about using like a FoodSaver vacuum pump to degas? I have one for all the sous vide cooking I do and it's got the little attachment that fits right over the hole in the stopper it seems to pull all the gas out very quickly.
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Probably more trouble than it’s worth but it could work. Degassing happens naturally too so we don’t really degas much at all.
@barrytdrake
Ай бұрын
I love this! You look so much younger today, because you are healthier. This is still wonderful information and guidance.
@CitySteadingBrews
Ай бұрын
Thanks Barry!
@timmc5954
2 жыл бұрын
So, just to make sure I understand a cider is fermenting juices fruits without adding sugar?
@newwavepressure6478
11 ай бұрын
Anyone know the cork # size for the one gallon like shown in the video???? Much appreciated 🙏
@CitySteadingBrews
11 ай бұрын
6.5 I believe.
@nomadbrad6391
2 жыл бұрын
I know nothing. What is the difference between apple cider like you made (7%) and what other call apple jack??
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
Apple jack is a semi distilled product. It’s hard cider that has been frozen and the ice removed, increasing the alcohol and other ingredients in relative volume. In our area, it is considered distillation and therefore illegal for us to do without a license.
@j_lemy
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! And you guys are really cute together.
@doit9854
2 жыл бұрын
Would using a vaccum/low atmospheric chamber would be cost effective to provide adequate de-gassing?
@CitySteadingBrews
2 жыл бұрын
I just stir or let it sit, but there are countless ways to degas.
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