Just started a new gallon batch of Cider. This will be my first concentrate batch. I used one can of Apple-Raspberry and one of Apple-Cranberry (by mistake, hence the crapple . . . as my wife's family calls it) and two cans of apple juice. I added boiled water to fill it to a gallon in which I dissolved six ounces of orange blossom honey and a 1/2 pound of light brown cane sugar. I pitched a Nottingham starter with a tsp of yeast nutrient and stood back.
1 hour later I had a nice little ring of bubbles. At three hours it had a good 2 inch krausen (a very nice cranberry red tint ) and it was starting to bubble. This morning the krausen was mostly gone and it was bubbling about once every 4 seconds.
The OG was 1.062 so I should end up with a nice semi-sweet cider. I think it will clear pretty quickly but for some reason I think I will stick to fresh juice from now on. I will let you know how it turns out.
1 hour later I had a nice little ring of bubbles. At three hours it had a good 2 inch krausen (a very nice cranberry red tint ) and it was starting to bubble. This morning the krausen was mostly gone and it was bubbling about once every 4 seconds.
The OG was 1.062 so I should end up with a nice semi-sweet cider. I think it will clear pretty quickly but for some reason I think I will stick to fresh juice from now on. I will let you know how it turns out.