kissajew86
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All - I wanted to try some cider but didnt want to invest a lot of money so i got 5 gallons of hytop apple juice from the store...cost$20.
I also added 1 lb of honey , which was another ~$4.
I let it sit in the primary for about a week, racked it to a secondary and have let it clear and age for 3 weeks.
I put it in the keg after that, it settled in and carbinated in about 3 days...it tasted fairly good but it was missing something.....i started reading up and from what i could gather i needed to add some acid....so i ordered an acid blend for wine/friut, added a small amount and wow what a diffrence....
the cider came out to about 5%, but you cant really taste the acohol....it is VERY smooth...
the acid gave it just the right amount of sour/bitterness to make it a GREAT brew....
so it you ever want to try apple cider for cheap, i would recomend this, i will definatly be doing it again!
I also added 1 lb of honey , which was another ~$4.
I let it sit in the primary for about a week, racked it to a secondary and have let it clear and age for 3 weeks.
I put it in the keg after that, it settled in and carbinated in about 3 days...it tasted fairly good but it was missing something.....i started reading up and from what i could gather i needed to add some acid....so i ordered an acid blend for wine/friut, added a small amount and wow what a diffrence....
the cider came out to about 5%, but you cant really taste the acohol....it is VERY smooth...
the acid gave it just the right amount of sour/bitterness to make it a GREAT brew....
so it you ever want to try apple cider for cheap, i would recomend this, i will definatly be doing it again!