CorduroyClub
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Hi all, I've been a reader of the forum for a few months and decided to make an account now that I'm starting do brew. I've got 2 very basic cider and sugar batches and one that's more experimental (honey, sugar, vanilla, pear juice), all small scale.
I generally prefer drier ciders, my favorite commercial one I've tried is Angry Orchard's Strawman. It retains an apple flavor while achieving wine-like complexity and 10% abv. I've seen EdWort's Apfelwine (which I'll have to brew sometime) and saw that he highly recommends aging. Is that the best way to get some depth in cider? I'll of course keep mixing up the ingredients, but I'm not quite in a position to go to an apple farm and get specific blends of juice.
Being a fan of the hefeweizen style of beer (and sampling one of my unfinished ciders), I'm also quite curious about what effect leaving our yeast friends in the cider can have. I'm not too picky about cloudiness, and don't want to add any chemicals to clear it up.
I'm not looking to create jet fuel, I'm just of the opinion that cider is great when it's just between a heavier beer and wine on the abv spectrum. Please post any suggestions you have!
Thanks, and happy brewing.
I generally prefer drier ciders, my favorite commercial one I've tried is Angry Orchard's Strawman. It retains an apple flavor while achieving wine-like complexity and 10% abv. I've seen EdWort's Apfelwine (which I'll have to brew sometime) and saw that he highly recommends aging. Is that the best way to get some depth in cider? I'll of course keep mixing up the ingredients, but I'm not quite in a position to go to an apple farm and get specific blends of juice.
Being a fan of the hefeweizen style of beer (and sampling one of my unfinished ciders), I'm also quite curious about what effect leaving our yeast friends in the cider can have. I'm not too picky about cloudiness, and don't want to add any chemicals to clear it up.
I'm not looking to create jet fuel, I'm just of the opinion that cider is great when it's just between a heavier beer and wine on the abv spectrum. Please post any suggestions you have!
Thanks, and happy brewing.