I have a cornie full to the gills with cider i put on the gas last night and added sorbate this morning. Sampled it last night and it was very dry so i would like to back sweeten it a bit. What is the best way to proceed from here ? ;D I don't have any xylitol or such, just brown sugar or table sugar or artificial sweetner tabs ;)
If you added sorbate already you can sweeten it with anything you want :)
Got nice result with reduced clear tesco aj and some light golden sugar.
Mix AJ (3l) with sugar (0.5kg), boil and reduce by half.
Use as many you want to get required sweetness level.
Quote from: Jacob on February 17, 2014, 12:50:01 PM
If you added sorbate already you can sweeten it with anything you want :)
Got nice result with reduced clear tesco aj and some light golden sugar.
Mix AJ (3l) with sugar (0.5kg), boil and reduce by half.
Use as many you want to get required sweetness level.
Sounds like a good idea Jacob, will try that soon as i get to town.Does it make any difference that the cider is already partially carbed up ? ;D
You'll loose some co2 but that's it IMO.
I add 1 carton of AJ to for carbonation (and some extra apple flavor) and some splenda to sweeten my cider..
Pity we can't get that frozen apple juice concentrate here like what our American cousins can :D
Quote from: Greg2013 on February 17, 2014, 01:18:31 PM
Pity we can't get that frozen apple juice concentrate here like what our American cousins can :D
You can always try to make your own :P Just put cartoon of AJ in the freezer for an hour or so ...
It all depends on one simple question:
Is it pasteurised?
Suggest you look at cider_101:
http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,4308.0.html
It goes on to describe in some detail how to safely sweeten cider!
Yes it was pasteurised and then crash chilled for over a week ;D
So u pasteurised it and added sorbate as well?
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Quote from: Jacob on February 17, 2014, 08:36:43 PM
So u pasteurised it and added sorbate as well?
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Balls only realised just now i had done that :o