cherry cider juice recipe advice please
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with one drop you could barely detect any carbonisation, I tried a couple of bottles with two drops in and it didn't make it any fizzier but a bit yeasty tasting
came out like a rose wine
there was a bit of sediment, but kind of the usual I've seen with my other ciders I've attempted to carb up
came out like a rose wine
there was a bit of sediment, but kind of the usual I've seen with my other ciders I've attempted to carb up
is this due to the high ABV, yeast can only work so hard and when the ABV get too high they stop working
Ashley
Regular.
If using wine yeast then it will be fine. Definitely use the whole bottle of cherry concentrate.
I bottled in 1l PET bottles and used 2 teaspoons of brewing sugar per bottle to prime. Perfect fizz!!!
i will be starting this tomorrow morning as its my day off and ever ones out.
Would you make any actions to the mix? and how much sugar did you go with in the end
17L Apple Juice
5L cherry juice drink
Granulated sugar 2kg? (target 1.065)
Wine sweetener.
Cherry juice concentrate for flavoring
Would you make any actions to the mix? and how much sugar did you go with in the end
17L Apple Juice
5L cherry juice drink
Granulated sugar 2kg? (target 1.065)
Wine sweetener.
Cherry juice concentrate for flavoring
Ashley
Regular.
I put 1.5kg in but wouldnt do that again. 500g tops but you should get a out 6% with the juice alone ;-)
Ashley
Regular.
Absolutely mate! Please let me know how you get on...
hi Ash, I might make this one again without the ton of extra sugar I put in haha...
just on the cherry concentrate again, you said you put it in after you had racked it off to a secondary... would the cherry concentrate not get 'eaten' up during secondary fermentation in the bottle ? or just less than it would have in the primary
I ask cos the bottle of stuff was 8 quid odd, so if I was using it again it would be good to know if it's worth it !!
just on the cherry concentrate again, you said you put it in after you had racked it off to a secondary... would the cherry concentrate not get 'eaten' up during secondary fermentation in the bottle ? or just less than it would have in the primary
I ask cos the bottle of stuff was 8 quid odd, so if I was using it again it would be good to know if it's worth it !!
Ashley
Regular.
The yeast will still eat the sugar from the cherryjuice but to be hlnest i've done it that way round as the cider kits i have done kn the past require me to ferment the qpple juice out first then add a sachet of juice concentrate after.
Im sure you could add it at first but i dont see any benefit for doing it. If you just ferment fruit juice with the apple juice and do nothing after it ends up just tasting like apple cider so while i don't understand the science behind it i believe the flavour benefits from adding it at secondary stage. Also the sweetener adds the sweetness back that the yeast will take from the juice concentrate.
Hope this helps?
Im sure you could add it at first but i dont see any benefit for doing it. If you just ferment fruit juice with the apple juice and do nothing after it ends up just tasting like apple cider so while i don't understand the science behind it i believe the flavour benefits from adding it at secondary stage. Also the sweetener adds the sweetness back that the yeast will take from the juice concentrate.
Hope this helps?
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