Antonioium
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I've made a few batches of cider that turned out pretty good just using a simple recipe, but this is the worst brew I've ever made. I took 3L of ocean spray 100% cranberry juice, added 3 cups of sugar to it, some yeast nutrient, some bakers yeast (didn't want to use the good stuff on this experiment) and left it to ferment. I kept it in primary for quite a long time (to give an estimated time I started a 5 gallon batch of regular cider near the same time and it's nearly clear now and I just took the cranberry stuff out the primary). Reason I kept it in there so long was because there were still bubbles going up the side of it. I tried it last night and it was just awful. Crazy ridiculous sweet. I've made a batch of cranberry-pomegranate roughly the same way, just didn't leave it so long and it was fine to drink. I added some acid blend to it just now, it helped a little, but it's still pretty bad. Is there any way to salvage this or am I out on this batch? No huge deal if I am, it would just be nice to have something to drink. Sorry if this belongs in with the wine threads, I'm still not too sure what defines what, and this is the forum I visit frequently.