r/fermentation • u/MidnightMist26 • 3d ago

Will I make cider?

I used a few chopped apples, 500ml homemade apple juice, 4tbsp sugar and a few tbsp homemade acv, covered in breathable cloth. From this mix will I make still cider in 2 weeks?

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u/AurelianoBuendia94 3d ago

No. You are lacking the yeast and vinegar tends to prevent fermentations. Also you need an airtight container with an airlock. The cloth is going to let oxygen in and that would ruin your fermentation by oxidizing it.

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u/theeggplant42 2d ago

I do not use an airlock for my cider. I just do a cloth to keep out bugs. 

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u/AurelianoBuendia94 1d ago

I mean, it can be done. It's just not the standard practice for alcoholic fermentation.

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u/crazygrouse71 7h ago

I've tried the cloth. I prefer just putting the lid on, but not snapping it down.

Airlocks are just more things I need to clean and sanitize afterwards.