I meant to write this with drink in hand so I could report on taste and color but got busy catching up with nanowrimo.<\/p>\n
I had\u00a0 a bottle of the March batch left\u00a0 that I had sampled in July and it was too dry so I added apple juice to it and here three months later, it was much improved. I gotta remember that trick, people want a little sweet in their homemade cider. The honey is my choice because it doesn’t overwhelms the natural taste of the apples.<\/p>\n
The last of the July Batch in the new blue bottles was well received. I had a bottle of Magner’s for comparison and Promissory was found to be less sweet but held its own on the other points.<\/p>\n
There was a huge bottle of the February batch left over and it had no fizz due to a loose cork. But its still useable: I gave it to the mrs. to use in cooking.\u00a0 I love me some pork with cider marinade. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Over all I have been pleased with this year’s product save for the 8 bottles that exploded! I found about a third of the bottles had no fizz but I have refined my process enough to get a result that is drinkable sparkling or flat. Flat’s not a fair term, it was ‘still’ cider.\u00a0 And we drank it too. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
I have a couple gallons set aside in an experimental secondary fermentation bottle. I won’t be tasting that till January at the earliest. I’ll decide then if I’m going to try aging in one bottle or in bunches of bottles.<\/p>\n
Plans for next year include using a better quality apple juice while also looking for a press of some sort. I wanted to try adding crab apples to a batch this year but space was limited. Plus I don’t know anyone with a tree that’s producing loads of crab apples. Next year for sure!<\/p>\n
I’ve got a trip to England in a couple weeks, and I’m hoping to sample the top rated “Old Rosie” cider in a nearby village but it might not happen this late in the season. I will report back here what I get to sample. Also planned is a trip to the New Forest to try some Snakebite Cider and no, I’m not driving!<\/p>\n
Photos will come too!<\/p>\n
Cheers and New Years,<\/p>\n
Flash Jervis, Chief of Cidery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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