Strong cider

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Stevetjones
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Strong cider

Post by Stevetjones »

I have just bottled some brigalows Cider.
I used 1.25 kg sugar and 1kg cored apples, OG 1056 FG 0994, I think this makes it roughly 8.5%
Any tips on how long before I can drink the stuff or should I just run the car on it?

I was aiming for about 5.5% alcohol any tips on where I went wrong?
Chris
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Post by Chris »

You didn't go wrong! It sounds great! The extra apples always give a good kick. I would give it 4 weeks before even sampling it. It sounds like a 3 month for maturity batch.
undercover1
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Post by undercover1 »

FG 0994?!?!
What the hell yeast did you use, turbo?
Salut!
Chris
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Post by Chris »

I got 0996 on my last cider. That is pretty standard UC1
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