I just drank my first bottle of Hard Cider and I have to say it has upset me. It doesn't taste anything like I was expecting. At first taste myself and girlfriend thought it had a strong vinegar taste but after a little more drinking we thought it tastes a lot like a white wine with a slight vinegar to it. The more we drink the one bottle the more it tastes like white wine to us. So I am wondering what I did wrong to it? Here is my recipe:
4 Gallons of Apple Juice (I made sure it was all natural juice with nothing added)
1/2 lb of brown sugar
1 packet of COTE DES BLANC (EPERNAY 2)
I put the apple juice in a carboy mixed with the brown sugar. I then pitched the yeast into the carboy. After 24 hours it had started to bubble a little. After 2 days it was bubbling like crazy. I let it sit till there was no more bubbling which was about 3 weeks. At that point I siphoned it into a bottling bucket with 48oz of apple juice to mix it up. I then bottled it and let it sit for another two weeks. And that is where I am now.
Can anyone let me know what I did wrong or maybe this is the way it is supposed to taste. If so what can I do to the recipe to make it not quite taste so much like white wine and more of a refreshing apple drink? Any comments would be appreciated!
THANKS!
4 Gallons of Apple Juice (I made sure it was all natural juice with nothing added)
1/2 lb of brown sugar
1 packet of COTE DES BLANC (EPERNAY 2)
I put the apple juice in a carboy mixed with the brown sugar. I then pitched the yeast into the carboy. After 24 hours it had started to bubble a little. After 2 days it was bubbling like crazy. I let it sit till there was no more bubbling which was about 3 weeks. At that point I siphoned it into a bottling bucket with 48oz of apple juice to mix it up. I then bottled it and let it sit for another two weeks. And that is where I am now.
Can anyone let me know what I did wrong or maybe this is the way it is supposed to taste. If so what can I do to the recipe to make it not quite taste so much like white wine and more of a refreshing apple drink? Any comments would be appreciated!
THANKS!