First timer experimenting with cider

[Dyfrgi]

Greetings!
First time brewer here (though not first time fermenting) and I wanted to ask for some guidance on different cider recipes besides the bog standard cider I will be fermenting. I like to experiment!
I have a few recipes in mind, and I want to stick to things I am growing or can forage in terms of flavorings. Everything will be bucket fermented. The apple juice is from my own apples so I am willing to get a little weird with experimenting, as the most expensive investment I'd have into each recipe is the yeast and my time.
I have:
Red Star premier blanc yeast
Blackberries
Blueberries
Staghorn sumac (tannins and sour)
Yarrow
Spruce tip syrup
Honey
Maple syrup
Mint
Rowan berries
Black tea (tannins)
Ground ivy
Cedar
Tomato (?)


Some of these may go better in a beer, like the yarrow, ground ivy, cedar and sumac, but I'm still trying to figure out what kind of yeast I want to try out on an herbal beer.
Any thoughts on combinations would be extremely helpful.

 

[Rish]

You'll have better luck with responses over in the cider forum. This one is for homebrewing so is geared to beer since making cider is technically not "brewing" but fermenting. Good luck!

 

[Dyfrgi]

You'll have better luck with responses over in the cider forum. This one is for homebrewing so is geared to beer since making cider is technically not "brewing" but fermenting. Good luck!

thanks, ill ask there!

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Welcome to the group!

Always great to see another fellow Yooper here!!