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Had a sample today. Sweetness is still dropping slowly away. Spices are a little more noticeable. Just barely thou. For a sweeter cider i'll have to back sweeten. Tartness is more noticeable. Wondering if it's the oak cubes.

After soaking them for 2 days, Added 1oz of med roast oak cubes. Had a little taste before adding oak. Hot alcohol flavor dissipating. But, still comes comes across first. Apple starting to become more pronounced towards the end. Apple pie spice not noticeable. May have to add more extract.

Don't know how i never found this thread. But, this may help with my next batch. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/woodchuck-fall-cider-357582/

Had a little taste today. No sign of the apple pie spice. Will have to make a stronger exact and add more. Alcohol is still very strong and the first thing tasted. The after taste has a hint of apple. So, it is starting to come through.

Last night i heated 3/4oz of apple pie spice in 1 cup of distilled water. Made a very strong extract. Added 1/4 cup of it to my cider. Will check in a couple days to see how much flavor it added then go from there.

I'm very new to the cider thing. I've tried two different ones. Woodchuck nailed it. Exactly what i'd like to make. The other one was to dry and a light on the apple flavor. I have a high ABV cider (apfelwein) at 12.2%. It is still sweet. But, has a FIRE from the alcohol. I may attempt to make a...

New to ciders and brewing I just tried Woodchuck fall hard cider. HOLLY WOODCHUCK. Perfection. Now i need help with idea's. Bottle says cinnamon, nutmeg and white oak. Can the spices be added in secondary? The white oak.... Is that something i can get at the LHBS? Like smoking chips just dropped...

I have 2+" of trub in mine. It's only a half batch 2.5gal. Looks like a thick ovaltine. But, not as dark in color as yours. OG came in at 1.084 on brew day. Haven't tested since it's only 4 days old.

Ok, I finally got this one some kitchen time. Brewed this one last night. made a half batch 2 1/2gal. VERY thick and creamy. OG was 1.086. the program used to no calc og said 1.072. A little confused about that. Started with 3 gal of water ended bang on 2 1/2gal. Checked this morning ferm has...

Now that's sound tasty. I enjoy Buffalo Bill's Blueberry stout. I'm going to have to look over the fruit beers to see how that is done.

I'm like you i LOVE the chocolate favor. I was hoping to get to brewing today. Wife had honey do's.

The BIG QUESTION is.... How long to let it age??

The plan is to prim and bottle at some point. 13%. WOW, from my reading that could take some time to mellow the flavors. But, being new???? Started ferm in 16hrs. It's now 51hrs and the smell is AWESOMELY GOOD. Bubbling like mad and not as bark as day 1. If the info is correct, the yeast should...

We'', i ended up doing a 5 gal batch. It's a mix of recipes i've seen on here. 4.25 gal apple juice 4# dark brown sugar 3 12oz cans of concentrates 1 pack of cote des blanc's yeast OG reading of 1.092 if read correctly. ABV show be around 10.72 again if calc is right. plus a guess at FG.

For my first cider, i followed your idea. 4.25 gal apple juice 3 12oz cans treetop concentrate 4 lbs brown sugar 1 pack cote des blanc yeast OG 1.09 if i read it correctly. I'd like to sweeten on the back side. Can i do this when i get ready to bottle priming with apple concentrate. Also...

Newb here. How long does this take to be finished? I'm looking to make a nice sweet cider for christmas. Can this be done with a 5gal batch? Or should i look at a 1 gal? Does size matter on finishing time?

HELLO Like you i'm not up to brewing 5gal batches. I'm hoping to get my first boil going this weekend. I'm starting at the 2.5gal size. I'm worried about making 5 gallons of expensive garden food. LOL So, we decided to start in the middle and work towards the bigger size down the road...

Do you think adding the cocoa powder to the secondary. Would add a smoother more mellow chocolate flavor?? Brew nubie question

Hello Can Lactose be added to this? Just to add a little sweetness to it? I've never brewed before. But, am excited about doing so. This sound just like what i'm looking for in a beer. In most of the reading that i've done, There is usually racked in secondary. That's not needed here? Being...