High ABV hard mulled cider

[IJesusChrist]

Has anyone done this?
This is a lazy post, I'll edit it/bump it later.

I'd like a 12%+ cider with cinnamon and sweet for winter time. I'm thinking of using EC-1118, and adding any flavorings to secondary (including Apple juice concentrate).

I'm wondering if anyones done this and had success without nutrient addition

 

[Skylark]

You'll do fine with that. No energizer necessary, the EC-1118 goes like a rocket anyway. Be gentle with the mulling spices, it's easy to overdo it. I used 4 cloves and 1/2 tsp of 'apple pie spice' (cinnamon & nutmeg mixture I think), and that was plenty for my pumpkin-apple cider.

 

[IJesusChrist]

You'll do fine with that. No energizer necessary, the EC-1118 goes like a rocket anyway. Be gentle with the mulling spices, it's easy to overdo it. I used 4 cloves and 1/2 tsp of 'apple pie spice' (cinnamon & nutmeg mixture I think), and that was plenty for my pumpkin-apple cider.

For 5 gallon? I've heard 1 clove/gallon.

I went ahead and did this but used a wheat yeast, interestingly enough. I was reading some posts on here and decided maybe on some yeast character, rather than the clean profile of EC-1118.

I think wyeast 3568 is what I used. I will be using nutrient anyway.

Did a 2 liter starter... was stupidly impatient and didn't let it cool for the yeast to flocc out, so I probably dumped quite a bit of lively yeast (sigh, so impatient I am)...