I did 2 5 gallon batches 6 months ago and was fairly disappointed with the results.
After 2 months, I tried a bottle and found low carbonation and it tasted rather green or yeasty I guess. I was planning on dumping it but got lazy as I didn't want to go through opening a few cases of bottles.
6 months later: I went to my temp controlled freezer and realized I had a bunch of this stuff to dump. Decided to put one in the reefer for a few days just to see if it had changed.
My wife and I tried it last night and was amazed at how it turned out. The cider had carbed (tons of bubbles) and had a dry apple champagne taste/feature to it. It was awesome! It also had some kick to it - bonus.
Lesson learned: Wait wait wait.
Heading to the store to make more!
After 2 months, I tried a bottle and found low carbonation and it tasted rather green or yeasty I guess. I was planning on dumping it but got lazy as I didn't want to go through opening a few cases of bottles.
6 months later: I went to my temp controlled freezer and realized I had a bunch of this stuff to dump. Decided to put one in the reefer for a few days just to see if it had changed.
My wife and I tried it last night and was amazed at how it turned out. The cider had carbed (tons of bubbles) and had a dry apple champagne taste/feature to it. It was awesome! It also had some kick to it - bonus.
Lesson learned: Wait wait wait.
Heading to the store to make more!