Nottingham spiced cider

[WilliamSlayer]

10/8/13 Nottingham cider

5gal cider
1lb dark brown sugar
3lb cane sugar

1tsp wyeast wine yeast nutrient

1 1/2 cups Nottingham yeast slurry (reused from Guinness clone brew)

SG @ 1.082

10/21/13
SG @ 1.016

10/25/13
Racked to 5gallon carboy.
SG @ 1.010
Added spices-

Spice packet:
5 oz vodka
1 Tbs cinnamon
1/2 Tbs nutmeg
1/2 Tbs ground cloves
1/2 oz Bitter orange peel

11/5/13
Racked to 5gal carboy
SG 1.010

11/12/13
No signs of further fermentation. SG still at 1.010. Hazy. Good cinnamon/apple taste (in that order). Bottled in 22oz bombers. Got 28 bottles.

 

[Yooper]

Good cinnamon/apple taste (in that order)? Does that mean right now it's too cinnamony (is that a word?) and it will age out nicely? Or that it's really good with the amount of cinnamon right now?

I'm not wine for spices in my wines or ciders, but I can see doing a tiny bit of something like this for gifts.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Definitely a strong cinnamon taste up front with a nice apple finish. I love the fact that it has a good sweetness to it to round out the flavors. I would say that for many people a bit of aging to mellow the cinnamon taste would be in order. However, for me this is just the way I like it. That's the beauty of homebrewing!