mdginzo wrote:
> I added about 2 1/2 cups of sugar to each gallon. Like I said, I was
> following a recipe from Jack keller. I have a hydrometer, but my eyes
> are bad at the moment, so i am waiting for cataract surgery before I
> get into using it. Thanks.

Haven't seen that recipe, but 2.5 cups of sugar per gallon sounds like
you're making an apple wine rather than cider because you'll end up
with alcohol at around 12% or higher, depending how much natural sugar
was in the juice. Nothing wrong with that as long as it's what you
expect.

Pp

pp wrote:
> mdginzo wrote:
> > I added about 2 1/2 cups of sugar to each gallon. Like I said, I was
> > following a recipe from Jack keller. I have a hydrometer, but my eyes
> > are bad at the moment, so i am waiting for cataract surgery before I
> > get into using it. Thanks.
>
> Haven't seen that recipe, but 2.5 cups of sugar per gallon sounds like
> you're making an apple wine rather than cider because you'll end up
> with alcohol at around 12% or higher, depending how much natural sugar
> was in the juice. Nothing wrong with that as long as it's what you
> expect.
>
> Pp

Sorry, I take that back, I was reading "lbs" instead of "cups". Cups
are probably okay for a cider.

Pp