BREWING ON DEBIT

Robert Schriver

Fermentation 4 Dummies

Yeast + Sugar + Liquid = Alcohol + CO2

Seriously, thats it
Can control fermentation

Yeast + Cold = Dead Yeast

The less oxygen, the better Keep bacteria out

Sanitize everything

Wine
Fermented fruit juice Citrus Wines work best with bakers yeast

Assumptions

Sink with hot and cold water Refrigerator/Cold space Microwave Knife

Fermentation Chamber

Sturdy, large, sealable

Start

collecting milk jugs

Rinse and sanitize equipment before use Airlock

Unlubricated
Poke

Condom

holes to release CO2

Sanitation

Need to remove bacteria from equipment Bleach

1

tablespoon per gallon

Fill with water, set for 15-30 minutes Rinse THOUROUGHLY

Bleach
Plus,

= bad to ingest

makes wine taste bad

Miscellaneous Equipment

Safety pins Coffee filters Spoons Styrofoam cups

Miscellaneous Equipment

Large Bowl
Cut

bottom off of a milk jug

Funnel
Cut

hole in bottom of Styrofoam cup Use top of milk jug with handle

Sieve
Poke

holes with pin in Styrofoam cup

Apple Cider

Apple Juice with no preservatives (sorbates esp.) Yeast Starter

Put

yeast in 2 quarts juice Refrigerate once bubbling

Mix 2 quarts juice with 1lb brown sugar Mix yeast starter with juice and sugar Put airlock on jug, wait 10-14 days

Orange Wine

Slice and soak 6 oranges for 24-48 hours

Cut

into 8ths Soak in large bowl

Cover

with cling wrap

Crush oranges and drain into jug

Should

be ~ gallon

Add 2 lb powdered sugar Heat orange water in microwave (~5 minutes) Add yeast and 2 quarts orange juice

Orange Wine

After 5 days, run wine through sieve to remove pulp Top off with sugar Wait 5-9 days to finish fermenting

Ingredients - Cider

1 Gallon Motts Apple Juice 1 packet bread yeast 1 lb brown sugar Makes 1 gallon

Ingredients Orange Wine

2 Quarts Tropicana Orange Juice 2 lb powdered sugar

Could

be granulated or raw

6 oranges ~ gallon water 1 packet bakers yeast Makes 1 gallon