kyral210
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I was wondering, apple juice in the supermarket is 100% pure apple juice concentrated, shipped, rehydrated and then shipped to me. If I added some more sugar to this, maybe some yeast nutrient and yeast, would I get a decent cider?
I don't live in US so I may not have the kind of juice concentrate you guys have there, but...
I have made two batches of apple cider from concentrate. 100% apple juice, no preservatives, no added sugar. Just juice, yeast and time. The better batch is now on it's sixth month and I still don't think it's any good. It is beginning to have a resemblance to a real cider but the taste is strongly "home made". Meaning it's a bit sharp, no body (thin taste?), and a definite hint of yeast in it (it has cleared very well).
So I am skeptical when people say they get "good stuff" in four weeks. I am also skeptical when people say they get good stuff from juice concentrate. (I have also heard people say they get "good stuff" in two weeks with baker's yeast and artificially flavored apple juice, but I'm not skeptical about that.) Perhaps I have less suitable apple juice. Perhaps I'm an elitist. Perhaps it just needs more time. Perhaps I just suck at making cider
Just my limited experiences.
I don't live in US so I may not have the kind of juice concentrate you guys have there, but...
I have made two batches of apple cider from concentrate. 100% apple juice, no preservatives, no added sugar. Just juice, yeast and time. The better batch is now on it's sixth month and I still don't think it's any good. It is beginning to have a resemblance to a real cider but the taste is strongly "home made". Meaning it's a bit sharp, no body (thin taste?), and a definite hint of yeast in it (it has cleared very well).
So I am skeptical when people say they get "good stuff" in four weeks. I am also skeptical when people say they get good stuff from juice concentrate. (I have also heard people say they get "good stuff" in two weeks with baker's yeast and artificially flavored apple juice, but I'm not skeptical about that.) Perhaps I have less suitable apple juice. Perhaps I'm an elitist. Perhaps it just needs more time. Perhaps I just suck at making cider
Just my limited experiences.
You should read this thread.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/man-i-love-apfelwein-14860/#post138920
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