brewagentjay
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As title states, I'd like to make a real sweet cider. I have to bottle condition so I need a way to keep it sweet. I would love to not have to back sweeten if possible.
Any ideas?:rockin:
Any ideas?:rockin:
You could use a sugar alcohol like Xylitol or Sorbitol. Won't ferment and no artificial sweetener taste.
You could use a sugar alcohol like Xylitol or Sorbitol. Won't ferment and no artificial sweetener taste.
I used a product called 'Wine Conditioner' once, I believe it is non-fermentable sugar, but it may also contain stuff to kill yeast...
I used a product called 'Wine Conditioner' once, I believe it is non-fermentable sugar, but it may also contain stuff to kill yeast...
hmmmmmmmm....alright guess I'm off to corny kegging it.
Wondering if I use a ale yeast on an very high cider OG so the yeast will die out before complete......then prime with small amount of sugar.
And dont even contemplate the pasturizing method. I tried it on one bottle and it blew up real good. .
just add about 1.5 - 2 quarts of honey to 5 gallons of cider. i've made many batches with that ratio and they turned out strong, sweet and bubbly. honey ferments slower than apple juice and with this kind of ratio you will certainly have unfermented sugars due to the high alcohol content killing yeast off. the trick is how to bottle in order to get the carbonation. you can bottle a bit early but then you will have a fair amount of sediment. you could also try priming with a yeast strain that tolerates higher alcohol levels than yeast you use for the primary fermentation. that would probably be the best way.
if you wait for the fermentation to finish and then prime you won't have bottle bombs. you can also avoid this if you bottle early and use a hydrometer.
As title states, I'd like to make a real sweet cider. I have to bottle condition so I need a way to keep it sweet. I would love to not have to back sweeten if possible.
Any ideas?
Personally, I don't find lactose to be all that sweet. I suspect it would take pounds & pounds to make a dry cider into a sweet cider.
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