twisted cider

Are you going for a sweet cider? As the orange, peach and passion fruit is a juice drink so it will most liking have sweeteners .

im not really going for anything its just a experiment to see what i end up with ...
i do like dry cider but i also like fruit...
so i thought id just bung it in and see what i get...
the only thing i dont wont is it to be strong ...
just a nice drink realy about 4ish %...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[iceo]

Should come out as a nice season cider in that case. I do a cider with a cheap cranberry juice drink in., nice ice cold .

 

Should come out as a nice season cider in that case. I do a cider with a cheap cranberry juice drink in., nice ice cold .

i hope its nice but if its not it didnt cost much thats the good thing ...
i must admite yours sounds lush .. .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[iceo]

You get that sort of dryish taste from the cranberry with out being sweet. I also use the elder flower and apple juice drink . I might give yours ago as I do like passion fruit

 

You get that sort of dryish taste from the cranberry with out being sweet. I also use the elder flower and apple juice drink . I might give yours ago as I do like passion fruit

as i said at this stage its just a experiment...
but im looking farword to tasting it ... .

if i realy like it ill do 5 gallons next time. :drink: .

then mabe a trial lot with the cranberry it does sound very nice i have to say...
not sure about the elder flower i dont no what it tastes like iv nerver had it ... .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[iceo]

hope it works out.

picked up a carton of passion fruit juice drink to add to next tc :thumb:

 

hope it works out.

picked up a carton of passion fruit juice drink to add to next tc :thumb:

thanks me too.. :thumb:

i dont no if i should of put less in my apple juice but 2 seamed right in my head ....
x4 asda apple x2 asda orange/peach/and passion fruit..
as i said we will see... .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

ok so i put my twisted cider into my djs 2day ...
the reading was 1.000 ...
so i think things are going right ... .

it tasted ok but couldnt taste as much fruit as i thought i might ...
mabe it will change ... :hmm: .

heres some pics...

dont no why there different colors but they are.. :wha: .
anyway all done ill leave them for 1 month in the stairs cupboard ...
then ill taste and bottle... :thumb: .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

well i bottled it today but im not very happy with it to be honest... :nono:
it was very warm so im hping it was that making it taste yuk just like puke...

it looked clear enough but ill pass judgement on it after a few months
but i cant help thinking this is one for the sink .... .

heres the pics...

regards mick ... :hat: .

 

[iceo]

hope it tastes better in a few. i keged mine last week. the flavour was not very strong but time will tell

 

hope it tastes better in a few. i keged mine last week. the flavour was not very strong but time will tell

yes im not holding out much hope but as you said time will tell... :thumb:

good luck with yours i hope it tastes nice ... : .


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[iceo]

it tasted ok. drinkable but not as bad as yours sounds . i did a pineapple one a few months back that was that bad i didnt even bottle it

 

it tasted ok. drinkable but not as bad as yours sounds . i did a pineapple one a few months back that was that bad i didnt even bottle it

im thinking mabe i should have got rid of it ...
but after all this time and effort i thought id better give it a chance ... :thumb: .

if it still comes out **** :hmm:
ill not do another untill we get cooler weather ...
i think this is to blame for its taste as it was at 28c when i bottled it


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[iceo]

i have managed to find a cool spot so my brew are 18-24. got a ginger cider in there at the mo. hoping the heat will drop as i want to get some more cider one ready for xmas.

 

i have managed to find a cool spot so my brew are 18-24. got a ginger cider in there at the mo. hoping the heat will drop as i want to get some more cider one ready for xmas.

i have a brew fridge but its full i didnt no this weather was coming or i wouldnt have done so many but having said that my wilkinson cider was at the same temp as the twisted cider and thats ok ... :wha: .

ill wait now till theres room in the brew fridge ill not make the same mistake twice ... :thumb: .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mick May]

ok so iv got my twisted cider in the fridge and ill be trying it in a few days ...
i hope it tastes better than when i bottled it or its going down the bog... .

fingers x ...


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[graysalchemy]

What is wrong with the taste Mick? is it insipid?

Citric acid would have been ok to add instead of malic as you were only adjusting the acidity.

Don't let it put you off. TC can be great but unfortunately it needs time it is not a quick drink ( as people on youtube imply). Leave it for 2-3 months then try it you may be surprised and you may have a fantastic cider for the festive season. :thumb:

 

[oldbloke]

i hope it tastes better than when i bottled it or its going down the bog...

In country wine circles they reckon you should never chuck anything before it's 3 years old, in case it comes good.
3 years might be extreme for a cider but unless you desperately need the bottles I'd hang on to it for a good while, you never know!

 

[Mick May]

What is wrong with the taste Mick? is it insipid?

Citric acid would have been ok to add instead of malic as you were only adjusting the acidity.

Don't let it put you off. TC can be great but unfortunately it needs time it is not a quick drink ( as people on youtube imply). Leave it for 2-3 months then try it you may be surprised and you may have a fantastic cider for the festive season. :thumb:

after i made this one about a week later the weather got very hot...
so i put it in a water bath and changed the water about every 8 hours..

but it was still to hot and on the day i bottled it ...
i tasted it as you do and yuk it tasted like you had been
i was going to chuck it but was told to keep it and wait till september before opening it ...
so thats what im doing iv got a few bottles in my brew fridge sat at 22c...
but the night before i taste it ill put it in the house fridge ....
so as i said fingers x ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mick May]

well to nights the night ...

the smell is very fruity its nice and clear ...

so far so good ... :) ...

now to taste it ...

its dry its fruty ...

but ...

i hate it ...

it has a taste of burnt oranges ...

im glad i only made 9 bottles of this ...

Conclusion...

ill not do this mother fecker again ...

what a waist of time... .

sorry guys it took so long to try this one and after the wait all i can say is its ****...
im not going to bs you and say it lush cus it isnt its horible ...
this is defo going down the bog... :whistle:
regards mick... :hat: .