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Are you adding the FJAC in secondary fermentation? And do you pasturise?

Bahahaha thanks

What is FJAC?

I’m currently making a vanilla pear/apple cider. I hoping to get a sweeter cider w/o back sweetening. I’ve heard vanilla beans can do that. My normal cider that I make is great no complaints, I just feel it’s missing that little extra to really get it to retail cider quality. Wondering what...

Thanks, I was trying to see if it would work w/o extra work bc I’ve got 5 gallons already in primary fermentation

Thanks.

I’ve recently pitched yeast in 5 gallons of cider and it’s ready to be transferred to another jug. I would like to take a gallon out of this batch to follow a recipe w/o making 5 gallons of it. Will having 4 gallons in a carboy have to much air in it and possibly ruin it? The recipe I’m...

This recipe sounds great, Have you made the recipe w/o the concentrate? And do you have an alcohol % on it ?

Thank you, I also read that you can add some vanilla bean to add a flavor w/o sweeting too much

I’ve made 2 batches of cider now, one plain Jane nothing added, and one w/ sugar added. Both batches were made w/ store bought juice. The 2nd batch was good but needs something extra or that wow factor. Any recommendations for making cider taste like a good store bought one? I would like to add...