[Homestead] The demise of cider
EarthNSky
erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Sun Jan 20 09:12:10 EST 2008
Yeah, okay, that's about what I thought.. I tell ya, that
apple-blueberry juice was awesome yesterday, and to think we could have
wine or cider from it...mmmm
B
DSanner106 at aol.com wrote:
> Heh,'
> That all sounds good. I have made ales and meads, and have
> just talked with others about cider, but I would say it would
> take about 3 weeks for the fermentation to finish, then bottle it and seal
> it for
> about 3 to 4 weeks. It should be drinkable, and will just get better with
> age.
>
> Drew
>
>
> In a message dated 1/19/2008 10:11:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> erthnsky at bellsouth.net writes:
>
> I started mine today.. :)
> Don't laugh..
> Sun tea jar, wine bottle's cork, aquarium tubing, and a mason jar... :)
> The pulp from apples and blueberries, only 1.5 cups sugar as I don't
> want it to be too alcoholic, but I think the sweet will balance the tart
> of the berries..
> Anyway, Ron drilled a hole in the cork, I inserted the tubing and set up
> the jar to vent into a mason jar filled with water. We'll see how it
> turns out. I'm not quite sure how long I have to wait to have a
> drinkable cider, though. Any further advice on how long and what to do
> next after the wait is over and the bubbling stops?
>
> Bev
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