Homebrewers - Hard cider advice?

[destrekor]

I've got an accidental batch of hard cider fermenting in the fridge right now. I was thinking, instead of tossing it, why not try and make something out of it?!

So, I look to you my fellow Anandians. How can I make this even better?

 

[KB]

Put it in a container with an airlock and let it finish fermenting. https://www.amazon.com/SocalHomeBrew-Plastic-Piece-Airlock-Pack/dp/B000E60G2W
Throw in some cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger to add a little spice.

You can then decide whether you want a flat cider like wine or a bubbly cider like beer. The wine will be easier.

 

[destrekor]

Is it fine to leave it in the fridge or would it be best now to transfer to room transfer storage?

Think it needs anymore yeast? No idea what yeast are in there and how effective they will be. The spice is a great idea!

If going for well carbonated like beer, does that also mean a fresh addition of brewer's yeast? And I'm assuming it wouldn't really need anymore sugar, right? Considering the whole drink is basically sugar lol.

If I let it go without additional sugar, will it produce a relatively dry cider? Think it can get a decent alcoholic strength to it?

And once finished, think it needs filtered? As usual with standard cider there is definitely stuff at the bottom if it is allowed to settle, probably fine being left in there but I don't know if more yeast is added if we'd need to worry about that.

edit:
And with an airlock, think that can be secured to the gallon container (typical gallon of milk type container)? Trying to figure out how to do this without having to buy a whole damn brewing kit for an experiment. lol I'll be getting into home brewing when I have more space in the near future but for now this will have to do.

 

[Thump553]

The simpler method, and what I do, is just leave it out on the back porch till it reaches the desired level of hardness and then drink it.

What's good enough for our forefathers is good enough for me.

 

[Clump]

Doesn't really apply to the OP, but it did remind me of this.

Here's my Dad's hard cider recipe:
- You need a wooden whisky barrel.
- Fill about 3/4 with apple cider
- Add 1 cake of baker's yeast and 1 pound of white raisins.
While it's working it will look like the barrel is going to burst. It's done when the barrel contracts back to normal.
Sit back and enjoy.

He quit making it when I was 16. He went to get some and found an empty barrel.