hoppysbarandgrill
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Hello to all,
I have just started to make my first cider brew and im lost, I made a mix with black rock cider, a number 20 malt plus booster and 7.2 litres of non preserved apple juice, after 3 days it seemed a little flat so i gave it a stir and little bubbles started working. I did a read on day 5 the gravity was 1.010, it started at 1.050. It seems still a little lifeless and i had a little tatse and it was a bit sout/bitter is this because it only just starting. i was also thinking about putting in what my local brew fella says is a number 5 yeast and making a yeast starter with that to boost it along i wish to make a draught cider. I intend to make this a life long passion as i just brewed a ginger beer and the bug has bit me so if anyone can help this raw as an uncooked prawn brewer id appreciate all advice.
Cheers Hopper
I have just started to make my first cider brew and im lost, I made a mix with black rock cider, a number 20 malt plus booster and 7.2 litres of non preserved apple juice, after 3 days it seemed a little flat so i gave it a stir and little bubbles started working. I did a read on day 5 the gravity was 1.010, it started at 1.050. It seems still a little lifeless and i had a little tatse and it was a bit sout/bitter is this because it only just starting. i was also thinking about putting in what my local brew fella says is a number 5 yeast and making a yeast starter with that to boost it along i wish to make a draught cider. I intend to make this a life long passion as i just brewed a ginger beer and the bug has bit me so if anyone can help this raw as an uncooked prawn brewer id appreciate all advice.
Cheers Hopper