Tavern cider started

[mrsbrown]

Fermenter and equipment soaked, washed and sanitised with bleach (4ml/L), then rinsed with boiled water.

26L of Aldi apple juice acquired (reconstituted apple juice, acidity regulator (330), vitamin C, flavour (!)

Pour apple juice into fermenter, add Nottingham Ale yeast.

Pitching temp 20degrees, 18 degrees by bedtime and 16 degrees this morning.  I expect it will warm up a bit today, but it's on a concrete slab which will help with temp moderation (I hope).

There was pressure in the air lock about 20min after pitching, but no steady gloop yet.

Comments

[charlesnaismith]

I have many PET bottles from Fiona btw.

[teffania]

Note the apple juice if not cloudy is likely to have undeclared gelatin residue '(anti clouding agent) including sulfites. But the people that need to know (ie really really strong sulfite intollerances or strict halal) probably will know that.