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A complete adventure - for those beer lovers who like to do it right. This kit includes all the tools and bottles necessary to brew and bottle your first batch of hard cider, and makes a great gift for those who have a garage full of tools and a kitchen with no utensils.
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MAKES 2 GALLONS OF HARD CIDER.
2 GAL. HARD CIDER BREWING KIT EXTRA
While the pioneers were waiting for their apple trees to grow, they made fruit wines (anything to avoid drinking the water). When they finally had apples our forefathers started the American tradition of making Hard Cider. Now you can have the best of both worlds with the Hard Cider Kit Extra.
Included in this plus kit is our most popular Hard Apple Cider Recipe, Forbidden Fruit (no snake required) and it tastes just as sinfully luscious as it sounds. It’s a crisp, dry and refreshing hard apple cider with an ABV of around 4.5%.
Caution: You may want to keep it all for yourself and not tell your friends.
The equipment package not only features our revolutionary clear, conical fermenter, but a range of brewing tools which clearly show you’re a pro. Add to this a set of logoed bottles and caps and you’re set to brew the best.
This Hard Cider Kit Extra is the gift for the pro (or the wannabe!)
Kit Includes
- (1) Clear Conical Fermenter
- (1) Fermenter Base
- (1) Adjustable Flow Tap Assembly
- (1) Venting Plug
- (1) Stick-on Temperature Gauge
- (1) Forbidden Fruit Hard Cider Recipe (4.5% ABV)
- (2) Packets of Dry Hard Cider Brewing Yeast
- (1) Packet of One Step No-Rinse Cleanser
- (8) Plastic Amber 1 Liter Bottles & Reusable Caps
- (8) Custom Bottle Labels
- (1) Bottle Filler & Hose
- (1) Heat Tolerant Plastic Mixing Spoon
- (1) Easy to Follow Brewing Instructions.
ABV
4.5
COLORSRM
2
COLORIBU
0
BITTERNESSBrewers Note:
This recipe includes enough One Step No-Rinse Cleanser to sanitize all equipment during the brewing and bottling process. Make sure you sanitize everything that comes in contact with your beer while making this recipe.
2 GALLON BERWING INSTRUCTIONS
This is perhaps the most important step in the brewing process. It kills any bacteria, wild yeast and mold that can cause off-flavors. It’s important to sanitize everything that comes in contact with your cider. This step should take about 15 minutes.
- 1.1. In a container, dissolve half (1 tbsp) of the One Step No-Rinse Cleanser into a gallon of warm water. Shake until the cleanser has completely dissolved. Save the other half of the cleanser for bottling.
- 1.2. Pour solution into the fermenter, screw on the lid and place your venting plug into its hole. Cover venting plug and swirl the solution around making sure it contacts the entire inside surface including the lid.
- 1.3. Open and close the tap several times to sanitize the inner surface.
- 1.4. Place your mixing spoon(s), measuring cup and can opener* inside the fermenter. Careful not to scratch the inside surface. Allow it to soak a minimum of 10 minutes.
- 1.5. Drain fermenter. Remove your utensils and place them on a clean paper towel. No rinsing is required. You can alternatively sanitize a plate or bowl to use as a utensil rest.
Our cider mix contains 100% pure apple juice and is ready for fermentation. Just add water and the included yeast. Since hard cider is mostly water, the better the water the better your cider. This step should take about 30 minutes.
- 2.1. Fill your fermenter with a gallon of cold water. For best results, use bottled spring water or charcoal-filtered tap water.
- 2.2. Remove yeast packet from under the lid of cider mix (if necessary).
- 2.3. Place 4 cups of water into a clean 3-quart pot and bring to a boil.
- 2.4. Remove from heat. Then slowly stir in the hard cider mix and 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar until it fully dissolves. This mixture is called the must.
- 2.5. Pour this "must" into the fermenter. Bring the volume of the fermenter up to the 8.5-quart mark by adding more water. Mix thoroughly. Read the thermometer and wait until the temperature of the must is between 64°- 86° F before adding the yeast.
- 2.6. Add the yeast. Then attach your lid. (If using an airlock attach it now).
- 2.7. Place the fermenter out of direct sunlight and maintain a temperature between 64°- 86° F for approximately 7 days.
After 7 days the cider in your fermenter should have stopped fermenting and begun to clear. It's now time to bottle! If you're not sure, draw a small amount from the tap; if it tastes dry and tart like still cider, it’s ready to bottle. If it tastes sweet, give it a few more days.
Some people prefer still cider (non carbonated), for this you will need to skip step 4 and step 7. For everyone else, we need to add carbonation. It’s normal for this natural carbonating process to create a small amount of yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle. This step should take about 45 minutes.
- 3.1. Dissolve the remaining One Step into a gallon of warm water.
- 3.2. Fill each bottle half full with solution, place caps on (just a few turns) and shake a few times. Allow them to sit for a minimum of 10 minutes.
- 3.3. Remove caps and empty bottles. No rinsing is required. Skip step 4 to make (non carbonated) "still cider."
- 3.4. Add 2-1/2 teaspoons of white granulated sugar to each bottle. If you’re using bottles other than what came with the kit, see the priming sugar chart above for the correct sugar amount.
- 3.5. Using the tap, fill each bottle halfway up the base of the neck. Make sure all bottles contain approximately the same amount of hard cider. Remove venting plug or airlock (if used) for this step.
- 3.6. Cap each bottle and invert them several times until the sugar has been completely dissolved. Do not shake bottles. For still cider skip step 7 and go directly to “Enjoying Your Hard Cider.”
- 3.7. Place the bottles upright, out of direct sunlight and maintain a temperature between 64°- 88° F for approximately 5-7 days.
After your hard cider has carbonated or you decided to make a still cider, good news, it’s ready to drink! However, you can improve the flavor by bottle conditioning your cider. This can be done a couple ways:
- Warm conditioning: Keep your bottles in a dark, dry location away from sunlight and maintain a temperature between 50°- 70° F for several weeks to a month.
- Cold conditioning: Place your bottles in the refrigerator for several weeks to a month.