Growler arriving tomorrow so now need how to make Cider!!

[dickymint]

Never brewed cider (or beer for that matter) so i'm looking for an easy way into the dark art! Eventually i'd like to make cider from scratch.

Anybody recommend a basic starter kit to make then decant into this.............



I do not like still cider and would prefer something around the 5% mark.

Any advice welcome.

[soad]

Make some perry too?

[anonymous-user]

Make some turbo cider.
It's about the easiest way into home brewing.

Buy some cheap apple juice from your local supermarket. Cheap as in, made from concentrate.

Bung into a sterilised fermenting bucket, add yeast, cover and leave for a couple of weeks.

Then stick in bottles or a pressure barrel with some priming sugar and leave another couple of weeks, then drink.

Easy peasy, and will give you around 5-6% cider

[Gargamel]

Growler means something different in Berks/Surrey

[dickymint]

soad said:

Make some perry too?

[227bhp]

dickymint said:

Never brewed cider (or beer for that matter) so i'm looking for an easy way into the dark art! Eventually i'd like to make cider from scratch.

Anybody recommend a basic starter kit to make then decant into this.............



I do not like still cider and would prefer something around the 5% mark.

Any advice welcome.

Try using the search facility, it's been covered at length on here and unsurprisingly globally. As said above 'Turbocider' is what you want, but I don't know why you would want one of those things ^^ ?

[dickymint]

227bhp said:

Try using the search facility, it's been covered at length on here and unsurprisingly globally. As said above 'Turbocider' is what you want, but I don't know why you would want one of those things ^^ ?

Do you really think I've not looked for info?

I'd think it's quite obvious why I would want "one of those things" no? I'd like to carbonate stuff, keep it cold and fresh and pump it out using CO2 - my searches have led me to believe it will do this

Before I delve into further expense of buying a press and other stuff I'd like to find a quick way of finding out if this growler is any good.

[227bhp]

dickymint said:

Do you really think I've not looked for info?

I'd think it's quite obvious why I would want "one of those things" no? I'd like to carbonate stuff, keep it cold and fresh and pump it out using CO2 - my searches have led me to believe it will do this

Before I delve into further expense of buying a press and other stuff I'd like to find a quick way of finding out if this growler is any good.

No I think you did what most do and just posted up the question as you cba to do your own research.
Fermenting apples makes Co2 so it doesn't need gas adding if you do it right.
You do realise we don't harvest apples until August onwards and if you make TC you don't need them anyhow?
If you'd researched it you would.....

[dickymint]

227bhp said:

dickymint said:

Do you really think I've not looked for info?

I'd think it's quite obvious why I would want "one of those things" no? I'd like to carbonate stuff, keep it cold and fresh and pump it out using CO2 - my searches have led me to believe it will do this

Before I delve into further expense of buying a press and other stuff I'd like to find a quick way of finding out if this growler is any good.

No I think you did what most do and just posted up the question as you cba to do your own research.
Fermenting apples makes Co2 so it doesn't need gas adding if you do it right.
You do realise we don't harvest apples until August onwards and if you make TC you don't need them anyhow?
If you'd researched it you would.....

Had a bad day? Sorry for troubling you

[jjones]

It holds 3 pints, barely worth decanting into surely?

[ecsrobin]

I don’t really get what these pressurised growlers achieve.

I have a normal glass growler that I pour into straight from a beer tap either at home or local pub/brewery. It keeps its carbonation although best to drink fresh due to oxidisation the cost is a 10th of these fancy ones.

[dickymint]

jjones said:

It holds 3 pints, barely worth decanting into surely?

6.66 pints capacity which is fine for my after pub needs for best part of a week. I'm slurping on a pint of cheap old Crumpton Oaks cider with loads of ice as I type.

It's more of a hobby. I started out making bread as a hobby, now i make all our own bread, I enjoy making it and eating it.

Edited by dickymint on Sunday 9th June 01:31

[RichFN2]

Quite like the look of that! at the moment i use bottles and the 5 litre mini kegs you see in supermarkets but have considered a proper Co2 based keg system.

First of all you need a fermenter etc, i got this startup kit and it has served me well over the past 2 years
https://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/BREW...

I recommend the Beerworks range from LoveBrewing, the quality of the kits are far better than anything else i have used so i just stick with them now. Same goes for my a few mates who also brew. They also do cider kits
https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/beer/kits/beerworks-...

Summer time might not be the best time for a beginner to start as temperature control is a major factor when it comes to brewing, an ale needs to be in the 18-22 degree range, anything less can cause the yeast to stall and higher can cause off favours. Some people build brew fridges but i switch to saison and Belgian yeasts that can handle the hotter temperatures

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk is a fantastic place

[HarryFlatters]

keirik said:

Make some turbo cider.
It's about the easiest way into home brewing.

Buy some cheap apple juice from your local supermarket. Cheap as in, made from concentrate.

Bung into a sterilised fermenting bucket, add yeast, cover and leave for a couple of weeks.

Then stick in bottles or a pressure barrel with some priming sugar and leave another couple of weeks, then drink.

Easy peasy, and will give you around 5-6% cider

I add in a mug of very strong tea to add tannins for better mouthfeel, and pectolase if I've pressed my own apples otherwise you need to wait an awfully long time for it to clear. Make sure your juice is 100% fruit juice, either fresh or from concentrate, it doesn't really matter.

I use champagne yeast, which I think you can get from Wilkos, or easily available online. The sugars in apple juice are 100% fermentable, so your cider will be very dry once it's finished. If you need to sweeten it, add an artificial (unfermentable) sweetener when you're priming.