Cider 2018

For my first attempt at brewing cider,  I used two different varieties grown in my garden at home.

On the tree

To keep things simple I decided not to add any sugar. Sticking to pure fermented apple juice seemed to me to  provide a good reference for future years.

A total of 23Kg of apples were shredded and pressed to produce 7 litres of juice.

The result I thought was surprisingly good. It smelled like cider, looked like cider, and tasted like cider.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
8 L 0 min 0.0 IBUs 27.5 EBC 1.040 0.998 5.5 %
Actuals 1.04 1.002 5.0 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
Specialty Cider/Perry C2 F 1.045 - 1.1 0.995 - 1.02 0 - 0 3.9 - 98.5 0 - 3 5 - 12 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Garden Apple Mix 8.32 kg 100

Miscs

Name Amount min Type
Pectic Enzyme 2.00 tsp 0 min Primary Other
Campden Tablets 2.00 Items 60 min Primary Water Agent

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
Cider Yeast (M02) Mangrove Jack's 74% 12.22°C - 27.78°C

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 65.56°C 75 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 7 days 19.44°C
Secondary 10 days 19.44°C
Aging 20 days 18.33°C