Hi,
I've read a couple of threads recently where people ask if they can back sweeten with store bought apple juice. Didn't want to hijack any threads with my question, so here's a new post.
My first batch is aging currently and I've taken a few samples over the past 3 weeks. Not sure I'm going to like it as dry as it seems to be coming out.
I used just plain apple cider and white wine yeast. Fermented to zero sugar and racked into bottles.
I'm wondering if it would be possible to, after fermenting to zero sugar, add store bought apple juice WITH preservatives to back sweeten and kill the yeast.
Thinking about a 2 gallon batch... Ferment to zero... add 1/2 gallon apple juice... let sit for a couple of days to settle... bottle and age.
Would that give me a little sweetness and prevent the yeast from working on the new sugar?
Doug
I've read a couple of threads recently where people ask if they can back sweeten with store bought apple juice. Didn't want to hijack any threads with my question, so here's a new post.
My first batch is aging currently and I've taken a few samples over the past 3 weeks. Not sure I'm going to like it as dry as it seems to be coming out.
I used just plain apple cider and white wine yeast. Fermented to zero sugar and racked into bottles.
I'm wondering if it would be possible to, after fermenting to zero sugar, add store bought apple juice WITH preservatives to back sweeten and kill the yeast.
Thinking about a 2 gallon batch... Ferment to zero... add 1/2 gallon apple juice... let sit for a couple of days to settle... bottle and age.
Would that give me a little sweetness and prevent the yeast from working on the new sugar?
Doug