Batch #9

For Christmas, I got a gift certificate for brewing supplies, so I bought a 6 gallon better bottle and a 6 gallon carboy. I decided to replicate batch #5 with a 6 gallon batch. I forget exactly when, but I started the 6 gallon batch in the better bottle right around mid-February. After a week or so, I racked the cider to the 6 gallon carboy and added 1/2 gallon of fresh apple juice. I also added ~1 1/2 cups of raisons.

As I write this, the secondary fermentation continues slowly. The plan is to let this ferment to dryness (another month, or so), at which point I will back sweeten with ~1 quart of juice.