9/3/2013 Apple Cider (CT)

9/3/2013 The Puck You Cider was a bit extreme for an easy drinking cider. I decided to venture out and try another batch. I went from the champagne yeast to a ale yeast to try and keep some of the sweetness in the cider. I also am planning to add some cinnamon sticks into the secondary once we get there. In anycase, here goes:

5 gallons of Apple Juice (no preservatives)

2 lbs of dark brown sugar

3 lbs of light brown sugar

11g Safale US-05 Ale Yeast

5 teaspoons yeast nutrient
SG- 1.096

TRF to secondary SG: 1.02

3 cinnamon sticks (for the secondary)

Well, a couple days into it, I experienced my first blowout. There was so much fermentation that it spilled up through the airlock. No feat though, I put a blow off tube on and into a carboy of sanitizer. All is still ok with the world as a result. 

9/22/13 Secondary Transfer Day! 

Well, we are just short of 3 weeks in the fermenter. I decided I would transfer this cider to the secondary. I did add 3 cinnamon sticks. I have read about not trying to overpower the cider with cinnamon, so I am going with 3 for this batch. I can always adjust accordingly on future batches. My gravity reading was 1.02 which gives me just shy of 10% alcohol. I did give it a little taste test too, and it was much sweeter than my puck you cider. This should be a great batch!