After reading a bit on Apfelwein, it seems like the easiest & tastiest thing to try, and I have a few thoughts you experienced apfelvinters might be able to answer.
1) Do hops have a place in Apfelwein? I love hops. Regardless of the answer I get here, I will make an apfelwein with hops eventually (assuming I enjoy the 1st somewhat standard apfelwein I make), but I'm wondering if anyone's tried it and has input? Maybe just some aroma / dry hopping?
2) What about turbinado sugar? I thought of using Turbinado sugar, rather than corn sugar, since it's less refined and might end up with just a tad of sweetness (from what I'm guessing based on what everyone says about Edwort's apfelwein) that could balance out the dryness.
3) Any thoughts on adding other juices? I live near a Trader Joe's and I'm considering adding some blackberry or raspberry juice to the mix.
This apfelwein stuff has me truly intrigued, if my 1st one works out I'll definitely make more, including one with honey, one with maple, one aged on oak, etc etc etc etc. Your thoughts & input are greatly appreciated.
1) Do hops have a place in Apfelwein? I love hops. Regardless of the answer I get here, I will make an apfelwein with hops eventually (assuming I enjoy the 1st somewhat standard apfelwein I make), but I'm wondering if anyone's tried it and has input? Maybe just some aroma / dry hopping?
2) What about turbinado sugar? I thought of using Turbinado sugar, rather than corn sugar, since it's less refined and might end up with just a tad of sweetness (from what I'm guessing based on what everyone says about Edwort's apfelwein) that could balance out the dryness.
3) Any thoughts on adding other juices? I live near a Trader Joe's and I'm considering adding some blackberry or raspberry juice to the mix.
This apfelwein stuff has me truly intrigued, if my 1st one works out I'll definitely make more, including one with honey, one with maple, one aged on oak, etc etc etc etc. Your thoughts & input are greatly appreciated.
