Sir Becket's Brew Haus
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As a fairly regular beer-brewer, I'm anxious to bottle my first batch of hard cider... mine is based on Honeycrisp apples (a personal favorite that I hope will be just as awesome as a hard cider). Tomorrow marks the 30 day "patience" period so theoretically, it will be ready for bottling, though I haven't taken a finished-gravity reading yet. The batch size is 2.5 gallons. I have a can of frozen concentrate, and I also have 16 oz of clover honey.
Questions: Will using both make it potentially too sweet? Should one method be scrapped? If I wanted to definitely use the honey, how much honey is typical for this batch size and how much hot water do I dissolve it in before adding to the bottling bucket?
Questions: Will using both make it potentially too sweet? Should one method be scrapped? If I wanted to definitely use the honey, how much honey is typical for this batch size and how much hot water do I dissolve it in before adding to the bottling bucket?