jbolte1976
Member
Hey everyone,
I'm making my first batch of hard cider. Nothing to exciting, just 4 gallons of "Old Orchard" 100% apple juice from Walmart. (I think it was $3.34 / gallon)
I'm going to use a Wyeast Cider yeast.
The specific gravity of the juice is about 1.045 which, according to the table I found will give me just under 6% abv.
My question is do you guys think I'd improve the final taste by adding some brown sugar, raisons, etc to the primary? Or just keep it simple?
BTW, My plan is to keep it in the primary for about 2 months then bottle and then "try" to wait 5 - 6 months before I taste.
Thanks,
Jason
I'm making my first batch of hard cider. Nothing to exciting, just 4 gallons of "Old Orchard" 100% apple juice from Walmart. (I think it was $3.34 / gallon)
I'm going to use a Wyeast Cider yeast.
The specific gravity of the juice is about 1.045 which, according to the table I found will give me just under 6% abv.
My question is do you guys think I'd improve the final taste by adding some brown sugar, raisons, etc to the primary? Or just keep it simple?
BTW, My plan is to keep it in the primary for about 2 months then bottle and then "try" to wait 5 - 6 months before I taste.
Thanks,
Jason