Good music good weed and good home made apple cider
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I only make it end of fall until the weather warms in spring. Couldn't be easier and I'll never buy it again.
Made some grape
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a few times last year and liked it way too much
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Incredibly easy, no special tools required just champagne yeast, table sugar and juice.
3/4 Gallons Juice
16 oz water
1 Cup sugar
1 pk champagne yeast
1 gallon clean empty water jug
More juice to back sweeten the cider, if desired.
Warm 16 oz water and melt sugar in it. Allow to cool. Place 3/4 gallon Juice in 1 gal jug, add sugar water after cooled and sprinkle on a pinch
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of yeast. Don't need much if it's fresh as it will eat the sugar and produce alcohol and carbon dioxide while replicating
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Look at the bubbles/foam. That means it's working
Place the screw lid on the jug but NOT all the way. The carbon dioxide produced needs to vent and it you tighten the lid the jug will explode and make a mess. You can buy a glass airlock if it'd make you feel better but it's not needed
Keep the bottle in a cool 40-60F and dark location.
In 2 weeks carefully pour off 1/2-3/4 gallon hard cider without disturbing the dead yeast on the bottom. Trust me, you'll see it and it tastes nasty even a little bit. You can also siphon off the good cider. Either way the good cider will be dry not sweet and close to 6-8% abv. I add 1/4-1/3 cup of juice to 1 3/4 cup of cider for others but for me it's not needed. I drink most of it as is chilled in a 16oz water bottle with the lid loose
Fill the 1 gallon jugs back up to 4/5's full (you don't want to fill it to the top or it will run over and make a mess). Wait a week and do it all again.
I produce about 1 1/2 gallon every week which isn't enough but it gets me by and keeps me sane. Well, as sane as I can be. Y'all seen the memes I'm sure