Day 7 (Video Clip)

Day 7

Looking very closely at the meniscus of the cider, I see tiny bubbles rising to the top, confirmed by the bubbling sound from the airlock.

The cider's color has noticeably changed from amber to a very golden yellow.

Day 6 (Video Clip)

Day 6

Compared to yesterday, the bubbling in the airlock is slowing a bit.

The color of the cider looks different today.  The focus of the video clip I took this morning was on the airlock bubbling.  I wasn't so concerned about capturing the color of the cider.  The camera did that for me.  It is more golden today.

Speaking of golden, this is Teddy, the photo bomb king.  Curious about everything, Teddy and his perpetual motion tail manage to get in on everything.  His fur color seems to match the cider!

Day 5 (Video Clip)

Day 5

We installed the airlock this morning.  The little water column inside the airlock (left side) allows the gases to escape through the water and out of the perforated closure without allowing ambient air to come back inside the carboy.

You can see the process in this short video clip.

Day 4

Day 4

Doesn't look much different, but I can see that fermentation has slowed.

Day 3

Day 3

I noticed that the foam has settled down a bit and when I loosened the elastic band, I heard a little gas escape.  It seems fermentation may be slowing a bit.

Day 2

Day 2

It looks like our fermentation process is active enough to have caused a little eruption.

I've been advised to loosen up the elastic band.  So that is what we've done this evening.  Once the fermentation stops/slows, we'll drain off the sediment.

Day 1 (Post Pressing)

Day 1

About 1 inch of foam on top of the cider.  Fermentation has begun.