/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Made some cider yesterday and went for the most ghetto option as I was short on time and just wanted to do something to fill in time before starting work.

One batch is 3L of blackcurrant and apple juice with 2 1/2 cups of table sugar and half a sachet of lager yeast

The other is 2.5L of apple juice with 2 cups of sugar and a teaspoon of bakers yeast

Both are bubbling away nicely but I'm regretting not spending any time researching proper methods and I'm unsure what the final result will be apart from obviously being not great.

Does using sucrose make large amounts of methanol or is that just a myth?

Will the large amounts of sugar make it very alcoholic? and if i wanted to keep some sweetness, what is the best way to kill the yeast after 5-6 days of fermenting?