Sour Cider

[heksa]

What makes cider sour (not good), it is like having some juice on the table for some days?
I have use pastirized juice from own apples, all parts are clean and sanitised. MO2 yeast. Can it be too less air from the start= not enough shaking?
Is there something to be done?
I have glass bottle and silicone cover, air lock is filled with 45% vodka.
I have made good sider with same apples and methods.

Maybe the was some problem with airlock and some oxygen went to bottle? I can't image anything else.
I have also some ginger beer bubling. Hope it is better.

 

[Raptor99]

Cider that is fermented dry is always tart. Most cider tastes a little better with a little back sweetening. Try a sample with a little bit of sugar stirred in to see how you like it.

 

[heksa]

Cider that is fermented dry is always tart. Most cider tastes a little better with a little back sweetening. Try a sample with a little bit of sugar stirred in to see how you like it.

I will make some more = 3 liters of cider using Lalvin EC 1118 just to see if it will work better.

 

[heksa]

Today we have nice weather for cold crashing -30C /-22F, could be fast maybe too fast. Tomorrow it should be around 0C or 35 F. I have around +6 C in garage maybe I try it there.

 

[Rish]

I'd definitely go with the garage unless you're wanting to do freeze distillation to make apple jack.

 

[heksa]

What about metanol? Apple Jack is good idea.