My Applewein Is Soouuurrr!

[Clifton]

I used apple juice concentrate and montrachet. It has concentrated apple juice, ascorbic acid, and calcium lactate (a salt). Could the calcium lactate be causing my cider to be extremely sour or is it just how it's supposed to taste?

 

[Drunkensatyr]

Sour? or is it just not sweet....... This stuff is very Dry.

 

[olllllo]

How long has it been aged? Mellows a bit after months.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

You can always try malolactic bacteria.

 

[Clifton]

Merlot is dry. Lemon juice is sour. It's sour. It has been bottled now for about 3 weeks. I guess I'll just have to wait it out. Anyone else had experience with calcium lactate?

 

[jo7hs2]

I'm guessing it isn't the calcium lactate. Isn't calcium lactate used as an antacid?

What brand apple juice?

EDIT:

Here's some flavor information on Calcium Lactate:
"Calcium lactate, with a calcium content of 13%, is priced similarly to TCC but is more soluble, making it a good alternative for clear beverages and water like AquaCal by Meridian Beverage (Atlanta, Ga.). Calcium lactate is a free-flowing powder and can be used as a carrier for lactic acid. Unfortunately, it can exhibit a bitter taste at the higher concentrations often needed to achieve fortification. It is not hydroscopic so, as a powder, it does not absorb water over time."
- http://www.preparedfoods.com/CDA/Archives/1125322e33788010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____

 

[Clifton]

Kroger's generic.