2017 Hard Cider

My wife bought a gallon of organic apple juice because she thought it would be good for her stomach. She decided not to drink it, and so it was available to make wine. It is a true juice rather than a cider, so the apple selection is more for little kids rather than adults.

The sugar content was 14% Brix. This should make 7% alcohol.


Hard Apple Cider Recipe

1 gallon Apple Juice  (Organic from Manzana Products, Sebastopol CA)
3/4 lemon chopped with rind
3/4 tsp of pectic enzyme
1/2 tsp of yeast enzyme
1 packet of Red Star Cotes des Blancs

The plan is to ferment to dryness, then rack, filter, chill, add sorbate and sulfite, and then sweeten.