How to Make Hard Cider From Apple Juice

Easy fast way to make hard cider. Here are the directions to follow:

The final ABV (Alcohol by Volume) was 5%
Starting Gravity - 1.05
Final Gravity - 1.01
First you'll need some supplies:
Apple Cider or juice (Organic without additives)
Rubber/ Vinyl Bung
Growler
Airlock
Cider or Champagne Yeast

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Also after you make the cider you will need supplies to bottle it.
Bottles
Caps
Bottle Capper
Sanitizer
Corn Sugar or other priming sugar

How to make cider:
1. Open the cider and pour into growler. If the rubber bung fits the bottle the cider comes in you can use that.
2. Add yeast to cider
3. Plug top with rubber bung and add airlock
4. Wait 2 weeks
5. Check gravity after 2 weeks and bottle
6. When bottling add priming sugar and cap each bottle

Resources:
Alcohol content calculator: brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/
Priming Sugar Calculator: brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/

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These are the basic directions. For a more detailed explanation please watch the video.