In article >,
"john bently" > wrote:

> To help a novice to begin brewing at the most basic level, we have a one
> litre carton of apple juice from the supermarket (it doesn't say it has any
> sulphite preservative in it) and an empty one litre plastic milk bottle with
> a screw lid.
>
> How much of the apple juice to add to the milk carton and topped with water
> to what level of the milk container please. Also how much additional
> granulated sugar please?
>
> We have to hand some bakers yeast ready for our first attempt, but what
> would be a better brewing type yeast to buy please?
>
> Since we dont have any proper plastic air locks yet, what might a 'make do'
> air lock be that we could make other than screwing the lid down lightly on a
> folded piece of paper towel.
>
> Any other tips on how to improve on such a basic easily made brew much
> appreciated. We all had to start somewhere.. right? Thanks.

You know that you really need hydrometers and such. Otherwise, look at
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ under apple juice. A cup
of apple juice is about 248 grams of which about 24 grams is sugar. You
can do just a straight fermentation of the apple juice to make cider,
which can be consumed as it is still fermenting, or you can add an
additional 24 to 36 grams of sugar/cup and try to make a cider that can
age.
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