The first batch of Cider was a resounding success, but as its no longer apple season, buying loads of apples and crushing them isnt cost effective or fun outside in the cold (this was done in February, despite only being posted about in May).
So as some friends had successfully tested, using cartons of apple juice works just as well.
With this in mind I got two slabs of apple juice, 2KG of brewers sugar and a packet of yeast and started emptying the cartons into the brew bucket.
With the brew bucket full with roughly 5 gallons of apple juice, i forgot just how heavy it was, and in retrospect, shouldn't have filled it in the sink.
The SG of the contents was a bit low, so a kilo of the sugar got added to in theory bring it up to around 7-8%. Not as strong as the last brew (which was about 10%) but enough to be merry.
The bucket got put under the bar into a small tray in case of leakage and ignored until this week.
So the sugar has all fermented and its tastes pretty good, not quite as dry as the first batch, which is good.
Some of it's going to be bottles and fermented a second time to get some fizz, but the bulk is in the keg to be stored and poured as needed.
Once i've bottled it i'll post more about it.
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