We STEAMED Apples to Make Alcohol: Hard Cider from Whole Apples

It may not be new to you, but it's new to us: Steam Juicing. Wow, it's so simple, but so effective. We used whole apples and steam juiced them to make a hard cider. Yea, in the US, it's called hard cider. We don't make the rules. Enjoy! Thanks. Ingredients: 15 lbs Apples, half Granny Smith, half Cosmic Crisp 1 Cup Black Tea, 1 tea bag steeped for 3 minutes 1/2 Package SafCider AC4: https://amzn.to/3AXB0EU OG: 1.036 Additions: 42 grams Sugar "Insurance" Yeast (we used Lalvin 71B) Related Videos: Black Tea vs Wine Tannins: https://youtu.be/gyWjNKBoBrs?si=Az2gkE_cWOiGwhpy Fixing Stalls: https://youtu.be/5t13i6FzjaM?si=kZBbfSdxR0GeuVA4 Mead Tasting: https://youtu.be/u6a0wwgUKAk?si=n_d0b1-iN2W00XG7 _____________________________________ The TARDIS 5 Liter Plastic Squared Fermenter: https://amzn.to/3VrOMar Steam Juicer: https://amzn.to/4khot0S Baster: https://amzn.to/3DXs2c8 Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/4dW26dD Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/3x8zsWY Star San: https://amzn.to/3SXFoKg TRBOS: https://amzn.to/3WROzxD Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/4dFWNzh Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/4cz8VRr Spaddle: https://amzn.to/4bM43IQ Bench Bottle Capper: https://amzn.to/3VREkcL Amber Beer Bottles with Crown Caps: https://amzn.to/3WwbbUN Bottling Wand: https://amzn.to/3Ag9q5w Beer Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3XYHV9w You may notice we do not have a lot of sponsored products or sponsored ads in our videos! That's intentional. We have found most offered sponsorships are completely not appropriate to you, our audience, so we don't want to waste your time. What we actually do is offer you links to products we USE and BELIEVE in. We use the Amazon Affiliate Program for these links and we DO receive a small commission if you purchase using our links and all this comes at no additional cost to you! _____________________________________ Become a City Steading VIP - Click to learn more http://www.city-steading.com/vip-club _____________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 Whole Apple Cider 00:20 Apple Prep and Juicing 03:59 Specific Gravity of the Juice 07:28 Pitching Our Yeast 08:21 TRBOS! 09:33 Tannins 10:06 Temperature and Yeast Activity 10:41 Airlocks 12:03 1 Week Later... 13:48 ABV Calculation 14:28 Racking 15:45 Bottling and Natural Carbonation 21:48 Bottle Capping 22:57 Natural Carbonation Safety Tip 24:45 How Long Does Natural Carbonation Take? 25:04 Tasting _____________________________________ Want more City Steading? Website: http://www.city-steading.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading