SacredBrew
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Hello,
I make cider in bourbon barrels old and new. I have a couple of
barrels that have a flavor that is not horrible but are slightly off
flavors. In one of the barrels I made a mead. . Then I bottled the
mead and rinsed the barrel out and fermented cider in it and the cider
contains a very similar flavor within it as the bottled mead (clearly
a flavor that has gotten inside the wood) . I cannot describe these
flavors too well. . but my question is this:
I'm going to start making a lot of Cider Vinegar and instead of using
cider that is tasting really good and has potential to age into an
even better tasting cider, I would like to use cider that has some of
these slightly off flavors. . If I re-rack these off flavored ciders
into a vinegar barrel will the vinegar take care of the off flavors
over time.. . . or do you think these flavors have potential to
persist even through the vinegar. . .
cheers,
jon
I make cider in bourbon barrels old and new. I have a couple of
barrels that have a flavor that is not horrible but are slightly off
flavors. In one of the barrels I made a mead. . Then I bottled the
mead and rinsed the barrel out and fermented cider in it and the cider
contains a very similar flavor within it as the bottled mead (clearly
a flavor that has gotten inside the wood) . I cannot describe these
flavors too well. . but my question is this:
I'm going to start making a lot of Cider Vinegar and instead of using
cider that is tasting really good and has potential to age into an
even better tasting cider, I would like to use cider that has some of
these slightly off flavors. . If I re-rack these off flavored ciders
into a vinegar barrel will the vinegar take care of the off flavors
over time.. . . or do you think these flavors have potential to
persist even through the vinegar. . .
cheers,
jon