Hello, new to cider making. I do not have access to non-preservative grocery ciders. I DO have access to a farmers market with fresh apples, even if they're not ideal.
My plan is to pickup 2 bushels of regular apples (like granny smith), and mix in as many crab apples as I can find.
I do not have a juicer, but after washing and removing the bad spots, I was going to freeze them, thaw them, then pop them into a food processor and chop them up into mush, and squeeze through cheese cloth to get out the juice.
1. Is this an acceptable method that will work.
2. If I back carb with Apple juice concentrate, is it okay if the concentrate has preservatives, or will it kill the whole batch?
Thanks for your patience.
My plan is to pickup 2 bushels of regular apples (like granny smith), and mix in as many crab apples as I can find.
I do not have a juicer, but after washing and removing the bad spots, I was going to freeze them, thaw them, then pop them into a food processor and chop them up into mush, and squeeze through cheese cloth to get out the juice.
1. Is this an acceptable method that will work.
2. If I back carb with Apple juice concentrate, is it okay if the concentrate has preservatives, or will it kill the whole batch?
Thanks for your patience.