mikie_sholtz
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First time cider maker here. Did some research on different way to go about making cider and finally decided on this. I wanted something with a higher abv.
I started with 5 gallon of fresh pressed cider and 2 lbs of light brown sugar (og 1.065) treated it with campdem waited 24 hours then pitched my yeast (wlp775) along with yeast energizer and yeast nutrients in the proper amount for the five gallons. I left it in primary for 1 month until transferring last night to clear it up a bit more. As far as fermentation everything went great. I tasted it while transferring last night and it just seems blah. It still has some apple aroma and kinda a appleish taste but it kinda reminds me of cheap wine.
Its just nothing great. I realize its setting at about 8.5% abv and Its a little fusel. But outside of that it really just seems lacking in everything else as far as a cider goes. So where do I go from here?
I started with 5 gallon of fresh pressed cider and 2 lbs of light brown sugar (og 1.065) treated it with campdem waited 24 hours then pitched my yeast (wlp775) along with yeast energizer and yeast nutrients in the proper amount for the five gallons. I left it in primary for 1 month until transferring last night to clear it up a bit more. As far as fermentation everything went great. I tasted it while transferring last night and it just seems blah. It still has some apple aroma and kinda a appleish taste but it kinda reminds me of cheap wine.
Its just nothing great. I realize its setting at about 8.5% abv and Its a little fusel. But outside of that it really just seems lacking in everything else as far as a cider goes. So where do I go from here?