Blueberry Cider
5 gallons Old Orchard Apple Cider
5 cans Great Value Frozen Apple Juice
16 oz corn sugar
80 oz fresh or frozen blueberries (half in primary, half in secondary)
50 drops liquid pectic enzyme
Danstar Nottingham Yeast
Yeast Nutrient
OG = 1.066
Slowly heat one gallon of apple juice to just simmering and turn off heat. Add corn sugar and stir until dissolved. Add frozen juice 1 can at a time until all are added and melted, heating as needed. Thaw and crush 40oz of blueberries in primary fermenter. Add apple juice/concentrate/corn sugar mixture to primary. Add pectin and rest of bottled cider to fermenter. Make starter (from cider, nutrient and yeast) a day or two ahead of time and pitch into primary. Ferment in primary until no activity and rack into secondary on top 40 oz more of crushed, thawed blueberries. Ferment for appx. 1 more month. Age in tertiary or prime and bottle age to your liking (2-6 mos.).
5 gallons Old Orchard Apple Cider
5 cans Great Value Frozen Apple Juice
16 oz corn sugar
80 oz fresh or frozen blueberries (half in primary, half in secondary)
50 drops liquid pectic enzyme
Danstar Nottingham Yeast
Yeast Nutrient
OG = 1.066
Slowly heat one gallon of apple juice to just simmering and turn off heat. Add corn sugar and stir until dissolved. Add frozen juice 1 can at a time until all are added and melted, heating as needed. Thaw and crush 40oz of blueberries in primary fermenter. Add apple juice/concentrate/corn sugar mixture to primary. Add pectin and rest of bottled cider to fermenter. Make starter (from cider, nutrient and yeast) a day or two ahead of time and pitch into primary. Ferment in primary until no activity and rack into secondary on top 40 oz more of crushed, thawed blueberries. Ferment for appx. 1 more month. Age in tertiary or prime and bottle age to your liking (2-6 mos.).