Hello Klaus, I don`t have any experience of making cider but I soon will. I really don`t think you can make a decent cider from pure apple juice. In the UK traditional scrumpy cider is made by first crushing the apples (pulp) and then layering the pulp inside muslin cloth (acts as a rough filter). This layer of pulp (about 10cm thick) inside the square shaped muslin is called a cheese. The cheeses are then layered on top of each other and then squeezed together in a cider press. The apple juice is then poured directly into wooden barrels, and then left to ferment naturally from wild yeasts on the apples. There`s very little hygene compared to making beer, and the tap of the barrel is removed during fermentation. The cider ferments down to about 12% a.b.v.(takes about 8 months ) and is served flat. I`m not that keen on it myself , and much prefer the fizzy ciders of France. The french kill of the natural yeasts by adding camden tablets (SO2) to the apple juice and then ferment the cider with champagne yeasts, finally the cider is bottled in champagne type bottles. I`ve just ordered an apple pulper from hjemmeproduktion, and myself and a friend are in the process of building an apple press, wish us luck.
From: "Klaus Bundegaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 9:32 AM Subject: [Brygforum] Cider: Hej alle. Måske off topic, men det handler da om brygning :-) Et (par) rent hypotetisk spørgsmål, vil det kunne lade sig gøre og lave en drikkebar "cider" med ren æblejuice og gær, og vil det kræve en kogning af juicen. Vil ren æblejuice FG være for høj, til at man kan få gæringen igang? Hvad gær skulle man evt. bruge? Nogle der har erfaring med at lave cider? Mange tak for de altid brugbare og venlige svar her i forumet. Klaus Bundegaard #6780 Maersk Oil Qatar AS, P.O. Box 22050, Doha, Qatar Telephone: +974 4493493 ********************************************************************** This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the system manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail and its contents do not constitute and shall not be considered as a financial commitment of Maersk Oil Qatar AS. Maersk Oil Qatar AS explicitly disclaims any responsibility as to the accuracy and use of this e-mail and its contents. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Brygforum mailing list [email protected] http://www.haandbryg.dk/mailman/listinfo/brygforum To get off the list, send a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
