I've got 3 gallons of cider that's been going for a little over 2 weeks now. It started as an experiment to see how far I could push the alcohol level. I started with 2 lbs brown sugar and 3 lbs of cane, and added 1 lb of cane a day for the first three days for 8 lbs total. Yeast is K1V-1116, and the SG is down to 1.040, so it's already pretty potent, won't go dry, and is going to have to age a while.
A friend of mine suggested trying to make it into Johnny jump up. I know that was originally cider stored in whiskey barrels in Ireland, but I don't have access to a barrel. I was wondering if adding some Jameson and aging on oak would work. The question is how much whiskey and how much oak for how long? Anyone tried anything like this before?
A friend of mine suggested trying to make it into Johnny jump up. I know that was originally cider stored in whiskey barrels in Ireland, but I don't have access to a barrel. I was wondering if adding some Jameson and aging on oak would work. The question is how much whiskey and how much oak for how long? Anyone tried anything like this before?