zadamxtr
Well-Known Member
Australian cider brewers, which store bought apple juice have you had some good results with?
I'm only starting out on the cider brewing journey, so haven't yet managed to source fresh pressed apple juice straight from an orchard, and have been using apple juice from the supermarket. I've had some interesting results actually, I have only tried a couple of different juices so far but strangely I found that more expensive doesn't always mean better. My first attempt at cider was using the best juice I could find, which was the "Nudie" brand "nothing but apples" juice, which is about $4 per Litre. The result was OK, but actually not that amazing.... I found the residual taste of fermentation was pretty strong, and it was very dry, with almost champagne-like aftertaste.
Interestingly, I have tried the cheap Coles brand pasteurised apple juice ($2.40 for 2L) a few times and it seems to always turn out really well. A far smoother and more apple-y taste.
I suspect that there may be more to this than it seems though.
But it also got me thinking about what other juices people have tried and have had some great success with?
I'm only starting out on the cider brewing journey, so haven't yet managed to source fresh pressed apple juice straight from an orchard, and have been using apple juice from the supermarket. I've had some interesting results actually, I have only tried a couple of different juices so far but strangely I found that more expensive doesn't always mean better. My first attempt at cider was using the best juice I could find, which was the "Nudie" brand "nothing but apples" juice, which is about $4 per Litre. The result was OK, but actually not that amazing.... I found the residual taste of fermentation was pretty strong, and it was very dry, with almost champagne-like aftertaste.
Interestingly, I have tried the cheap Coles brand pasteurised apple juice ($2.40 for 2L) a few times and it seems to always turn out really well. A far smoother and more apple-y taste.
I suspect that there may be more to this than it seems though.
But it also got me thinking about what other juices people have tried and have had some great success with?