mnirish
Member
Before clogging the forum with yet another backsweetening thread, I've tried to read the dozens of other ones out there but still can't find an answer and don't want to waste another batch of cider.....
The last batch of cider I made I attempted to impart some more apple flavor into it so I used a can of frozen concentrate in place of priming sugar. I let it bottle condition for about 10 weeks before cracking the first one. When I finally sat down to imbibe on my sweet creation the first bottle tasted like a glass of extremely carbonated water. The can of concentrate I used contained about 30g of sugar and a typical package of priming sugar contains about 5 oz or 141 grams. Why when I used the concentrate did it turn out dry and over carbonated when I actually used less "sugar" then would be used with a packet of priming sugar?
My goal was simply to add some more sweetness to the cider while still slightly carbonating it. Did I do something wrong? In reading other threads here it sounded like I could just replace the packet of priming sugar with a can of concentrate but I must have done something else wrong along the way.
Thanks!
The last batch of cider I made I attempted to impart some more apple flavor into it so I used a can of frozen concentrate in place of priming sugar. I let it bottle condition for about 10 weeks before cracking the first one. When I finally sat down to imbibe on my sweet creation the first bottle tasted like a glass of extremely carbonated water. The can of concentrate I used contained about 30g of sugar and a typical package of priming sugar contains about 5 oz or 141 grams. Why when I used the concentrate did it turn out dry and over carbonated when I actually used less "sugar" then would be used with a packet of priming sugar?
My goal was simply to add some more sweetness to the cider while still slightly carbonating it. Did I do something wrong? In reading other threads here it sounded like I could just replace the packet of priming sugar with a can of concentrate but I must have done something else wrong along the way.
Thanks!