ILikeCider
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Hello!
Just bottled my third batch of cider, and each batch has been disappointing. All watery and with an unpleasant yeast taste. I’ve just bottled, so I know this one will get better with age, but with how watery it tastes, I don’t think it’s gonna help it too much.
So far I’ve done similar things with all batches, but here’s what I did for my last one:
Treetop apple juice + dextrose to bring OG to 1.060
Safale S-04 yeast
Primary for 3 weeks, then racked into secondary where Splenda was added for sweetness.
3 weeks in secondary, then into the bottling bucket. Backsweetened with 1/2 can of apple concentrate and bottled.
Final gravity 1.002
I’m wondering if leaving it longer would help? Or adding the apple concentrate in the beginning? Or some other way to add flavor?
Also, other yeast recommendations? Not sure if the yeasty taste is due to the specific yeast or something I’m doing wrong in the process.
I’m becoming real discouraged, so any help would be much appreciated!
Just bottled my third batch of cider, and each batch has been disappointing. All watery and with an unpleasant yeast taste. I’ve just bottled, so I know this one will get better with age, but with how watery it tastes, I don’t think it’s gonna help it too much.
So far I’ve done similar things with all batches, but here’s what I did for my last one:
Treetop apple juice + dextrose to bring OG to 1.060
Safale S-04 yeast
Primary for 3 weeks, then racked into secondary where Splenda was added for sweetness.
3 weeks in secondary, then into the bottling bucket. Backsweetened with 1/2 can of apple concentrate and bottled.
Final gravity 1.002
I’m wondering if leaving it longer would help? Or adding the apple concentrate in the beginning? Or some other way to add flavor?
Also, other yeast recommendations? Not sure if the yeasty taste is due to the specific yeast or something I’m doing wrong in the process.
I’m becoming real discouraged, so any help would be much appreciated!