Cherry juice ratio

[AzOr]

Hello all-
I’m making a soured cherry cider and have a q.

First, a bit of background. I’ve been fermenting 1.5 gallons of apple/cherry juice in a small fermenter with Imperial’s Sour Batch Kidz. Their saison, lacto and brett strain since summer. I plan on pasteurizing it and adding it to an already fermenting base cider.

My q- what ratio of tart cherry juice to apple juice should I use? I was thinking 30/70 cherry/apple. What do you think?

 

[bmd2k1]

I use tart cherry juice concentrate from brownwoodacres.com -- and depending how Cherry I want a batch will use 1-2oz per gal Post-fermentation.

Cheers [emoji111]

 

[AzOr]

Do you also add to the primary?

 

[bmd2k1]

Do you also add to the primary?

Nope. I only ferment 100% apples. All flavor additions are done post fermentation. It's a protocol that has worked great for Me.

Cheers [emoji111]