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    From john west@mail.invalid456@mail.invalid to rec.crafts.brewing on Wed Mar 27 13:16:57 2019
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    As a novice I'm beginning with the simplest Brew. I'm using pressed supermarket apple juice with bread yeast.
    I would like to bring the final brew to a 7% ABV. How much sugar per
    litre of brew should i add near the end of the process to make this 7% strength please ?
    Would bakers yeast cope with this 7% ABV or is it worth buying a
    different type of yeast ? Thanks for any advice,
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  • From john west@mail.invalid456@mail.invalid to rec.crafts.brewing on Wed Mar 27 13:54:24 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.brewing

    On 27/03/2019 13:16, john west wrote:
    As a novice I'm beginning with the simplest Brew. I'm using pressed supermarket apple juice with bread yeast.
    I would like to bring the final brew to a 7% ABV. How much sugar per
    litre of brew should i add near the end of the process to make this 7% strength please ?
    Would bakers yeast cope with this 7% ABV or is it worth buying a
    different type of yeast ?  Thanks for any advice,


    Have just seen it says 11grams of sugar per 100 ml is already in the
    juice at the start.
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  • From Baloonon@baloonon@hootmali.com to rec.crafts.brewing on Wed Mar 27 17:13:53 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.brewing

    john west <mail.invalid456@mail.invalid> wrote :

    On 27/03/2019 13:16, john west wrote:
    As a novice I'm beginning with the simplest Brew. I'm using pressed
    supermarket apple juice with bread yeast.
    I would like to bring the final brew to a 7% ABV. How much sugar per
    litre of brew should i add near the end of the process to make this
    7%
    strength please ?
    Would bakers yeast cope with this 7% ABV or is it worth buying a
    different type of yeast ?  Thanks for any advice,

    Have just seen it says 11grams of sugar per 100 ml is already in the
    juice at the start.

    There is no good way to know since the final ABV is a function of how
    well the bread yeast digests sugars. Some yeasts will have high
    attenuation, some will have low, but I don't think there is any good information on how well bread yeast attenuates.

    The "Hydrometer Table" here gives a sense of the potential alcohol

    https://mpesgens.home.xs4all.nl/thwp/convtabl.html

    and it looks like 110 g per liter would fall somewhere between 5.1 and
    5.8 ABV. However, actual results can vary depending on the yeast.

    Also, yeasts will work differently depending on things like the types of
    sugar and temperatures, as well as other factors, including the total
    amount of sugar.

    Be aware too that the higher the attenuation, the drier the cider, which
    can have a big effect on the flavor.

    For a first try, I would recommend not trying for a specific ABV and
    just go with fermenting only juice and seeing how it goes.

    This looks like a pretty good resource:

    https://www.homecidermaking.com

    This is a recipe for straight up juice to cider:

    https://www.homecidermaking.com/make-hard-cider-store-bought-cider/

    They recommend Safale S-04 yeast, which you can buy online for maybe $3
    to $5. That recipe uses 1/4 of a pack for a one gallon batch of cider.
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  • From Bob F@bobnospam@gmail.com to rec.crafts.brewing on Wed Mar 27 19:41:59 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.brewing

    On 3/27/2019 6:16 AM, john west wrote:
    As a novice I'm beginning with the simplest Brew. I'm using pressed supermarket apple juice with bread yeast.
    I would like to bring the final brew to a 7% ABV. How much sugar per
    litre of brew should i add near the end of the process to make this 7% strength please ?
    Would bakers yeast cope with this 7% ABV or is it worth buying a
    different type of yeast ?  Thanks for any advice,

    Make sure there are no preservatives in the cider you use.
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