not often that it's is warmer here in Canada that most of the US.
We are at 5'C here in Calgary today. Everything east of here is at least -30 though.
Damn cold.
This is my recipe.
http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/2102055/red-head-au-pair-ginger-beer
Going to start trying some different additions, but the base recipe is here.
That makes a lot more sense. Calculating TA is a little beyond me, so I stuck with the taste test. Knowing what TA I like would make it pretty easy to standardize though, interesting.
At least now, hopefully no one will make cider so acidic that it eats through their pint glass.
Are you sure about this? I've added malic acid to a couple of ciders I made using Sun-rype apple juice and I ended up adding about 1 tsp to an entire 20L keg to bring the acidity up. I'm not sure how much that weights, but it is a LOT less than 120g (which is what 6 g/L works out to in 20L).
I...
My ciders are fermented as dry as they will go (~.998 to 1.000)
For sweetening, I'm doing a ketogenic diet (so no digestible sugars) and have a dog around sometimes (so no xylitol).
I've been adding 3 drops of liquid stevia to each pint of cider I drink.
That way if someone wants an...