What's more common in cider making?

[nos33]

I like the idea of fermenting apple cider with nothing but sugar or honey added and then back sweeten or add other fruit juices to taste.

How often do you mix some juice with other juices before fermentation?

Does the other juice change flavor during fermentation?

 

[bmd2k1]

My protocol is to make my best plain cider using only juice & FAJC --- then once fermention is 100% done - tweak it with various things like cinnamon sticks, 100% fruit juice concentrates, jalapenos, barrel aging etc etc.

Cheers [emoji111]

 

[GeneDaniels1963]

You will get the most noticable flavor profiles by adding extras after fermentation. This is because all juices change taste when they ferment; i.e. wine does not taste like grape juice.

If you really want a certain berry taste, add it after your cider has fermented and stabilized.