Turbo Cider

[Cqr]

I've just put 20 litres off asda Apple juice in with a little raspberry juice 40ml
Never had malic acid, so will add it tomorrow
Starting og 1052

 

[Roddy]

nice one, what raspberry juice do you use ?

 

[Pirate_Pete]

I still haven't been able to get Malic Acid. The local place didn't have any and sold out on ebay.
But I'm still a bit confused about using it. Everyone says their cider is acidic and yet the label on Malic Acid says to use in wines lacking in acid.

 

[Cqr]

I used the polish stuff
I wonder if I could use food flavourings, just a silly thought lol
I'am going to add ground cinnamon in the morning

 

[Frogbrew]

40ml of polish rasp is a very small amount for 22ltr. Did you mean 400ml?

 

[engineer]

I still haven't been able to get Malic Acid. The local place didn't have any and sold out on ebay.
But I'm still a bit confused about using it. Everyone says their cider is acidic and yet the label on Malic Acid says to use in wines lacking in acid.

Malic acid is naturally found in apples which is why it tends to be used in turbo ciders which may lack acidity as the juice is generally made from desert apples. Try this supplier;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Malic-Aci...hash=item4af4158408:m:mfHY_33cepMDR5zAnl9F4lw

 

[Cqr]

No, I did only use 40ml as I am thinking of adding cinnamon
I only bout the syrup for my wine
Started to pore some in the cider then stopped when I remembered the cinnamon

 

[Cqr]

Well I got malic acid today so put one heaped tea spoon in
Would have thought it would be bubbling lots by now
It's on a very go slow

 

[Cqr]

Day three , music to me
https://www.dropbox.com/photos/shared_space/mKlu3Zz7Ud5B6in

 

[Cqr]

Is it to late to add more malic acid, I only put one tea spoon full in

 

[Roddy]

Day three , music to me
https://www.dropbox.com/photos/shared_space/mKlu3Zz7Ud5B6in

now you're talking (bubbling) 😃

 

[Cqr]

now you're talking (bubbling) 😃

you should hear it lol
Is it to late to more malic acid

 

[Mrcwcb89]

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It's singing to you

 

[terrym]

Never having done it before, and especially since I have a packet of cider yeast sitting in the fridge that needs using up, I was going to have a go at 12 litres of TC using Tesco Everyday Value Apple Juice which is made up from concentrate. I have seen comments on here about using Malic Acid (MA) to promote a malo-lactic fermentation which enhances the flavour in the finished product. I don't have any MA, so does anyone substitute the juice from a few cooking apples, which have a high MA content, rather than use what I assume to be MA powder.
Also some recipes add raisins which I have, but is this for tannin or MA? I was intending to put some strong tea into the mix anyway.
And a final question how long before its likely to be ready. I normally leave my beer at least a month from bottling before I sample.
Ta

 

[Cqr]

I've dun some research, and added 3 more tea spoons, so that's one per gallon
Malic acid

 

[AndyFB]

Can you add malic acid just before bottling, or is it wiser to add before fermentation has started?

 

[Cqr]

Can you add malic acid just before bottling, or is it wiser to add before fermentation has started?

It looked to say that here
https://byo.com/mead/item/141-apple-cider-the-flavor-of-autumn

 

[AndyFB]

Nice one mate. Noticed in that write up it recommends racking into another FV for secondary and leave for a further two weeks prior to bottling... Does everyone else do that, or just bottle once fermentation is complete?

 

[Cqr]

I also am wondering that
I was thinking off racking to bottling bucket , then next day strate to bottles
Or same day ??

 

[Roddy]

Once finished, I rack to a carboy to batch prime, then bottle straight away, no hanging about 😃