going to be doing a few cider batches this year. local farm just got a press to rent out. ive done ciders from apple juice before but never straight from the press. should i boil the cider before fermenting it or can i just press and pitch?
boil with fresh pressed apples?
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gregbathurst
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NO NO NO boiling. Be sure to rehydrate the yeast.
There are a couple things that happen to cooked fruit. Think of an apple pie apple (cooked) vs a fresh crisp apple. There is a "cooked fruit" flavor to it, and the cooking sets the pectin (think apple jelly).
If you are using fresh pressed fruit, campden tablets (sulfites) or the powered potassium metabisulfite (k-meta) are important to kill microbes and get the must ready for your chosen yeast strain. Some people use the wild yeast on the apples, but it really depends on which yeast strains you've got wild. I can't do that here, at least not with decent results!
