Start by sterilizing the glass bottles or jars. Wash them in a dishwasher at a high temperature, or put them in boiling water for about 20 minutes.
Put the first half of apple juice about 1.5 to 2 gallons in the fermentation bucket.
Activate the yeast by putting 1/4 cup of warm water in a bowl and stirring. Do not follow this process if your yeast is from Wyeast. In around 15 minutes, your yeast will be bubbly meaning it's activated.
Put 1 quart of juice on the stove and add the spice; allowing it to simmer but not boil. This will help the pectin in the juice to react.
With the juice simmering, aerate the juice in the fermentation bucket. You can whisk it thoroughly using a large whisk to help make it bubbly. This step is very important for later because the yeast will need the juice to consume the sugars to make alcohol.
Once the juice simmers, remove it from the fire and stir in the honey and sugar until it dissolves. Add this mixture to the primary fermentation vessel.
Mix it into the juice thoroughly. Add the activated yeast and stir thoroughly. Add the remaining gallon of juice and cinnamon sticks and stir properly.
Now you are ready to go! Install the fermentation locks in your vessel and put it in a cool dry place where the temperature does not vary much with the rest of the house. The temperature should be about 68 degrees F.
Within 24 hours, you should have some activity occurring as the mix begins to ferment. Let it bubble away for the next 2 to 3 weeks. By this time, the yeast will have fermented and the bubbling will be more fervent than before.
Pour two cans of apple juice concentrate into your secondary container.
Dissolve the remaining 1/2 pound of honey in 2 cups of warm water and stir into the apple juice concentrate.
Carefully siphon the cyser from the primary into the secondary container, leaving the lower sediment behind.
Having your cyser siphoned, leave it to clarify for a week or so. The remaining sediment will also settle at the bottom. You can now bottle it.
Bottle the cyser. At this time, it may look cloudy but that's fine. Let it sit for another 2 weeks after bottling and it will be ready to drink. You can drink it chilled or at room temperature. Enjoy!