Fermenting
Introduction
Once you’ve procure ingredients and have the equipment you need, you’re ready for the first step of my my standard recipe.
Ingredients
- Yeast
- Apple Juice
- (optional) Additional Ingredients
Equipment
- Sanitizer
- Bucket or spray bottles for sanitizer
- Airlock
- Fermentation bucket or carboy
- Funnel
- Refractometer (or Hydrometer)
- PH Tests
Process
- Wash and sanitize all equipment
- Follow the instructions on the yeast packet to rehydrate
- This step can take some time for it to cool down and be ready
- Add all ingredients to the fermenting bucket
- Measure the original gravity of the batch
- If adding sugar, honey, or maple syrup measure both before and after
- Measure PH
- Put airlock on the fermentation vessel
- Store fermentation vessel somewhere cool (~60F) and dark.
- Record date, measurements, and other information
- Add reminders to calendar for key events
Next Steps
Once your brew is fermenting, it’s a waiting game. While you’re waiting, make sure you monitor it.