Working on some cider again

Jan 10, 2004 4 Replies
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I have my 10 gallons of cider I was thinking about bottling.



It has been in the cool garage for months now, it is crystal clear.



The cider was made from various apples, some wild. It has a fair amount of tannin and the acid has been balanced.



The cider has been fermented dry, now I need to sweeten it.



I bought some Lactose and Malto Dextrin to sweeten it. I would also like some light carbonation, like an english cider.



I took samples of 2 glasses, and added the Lactos and MD


1/2 tps of lactose per glass seemed to make it good. The MD didn't seem to do much, nor did the powder taste sweet.


Anyone see a problem adding some Lactose and corn sugar and bottling the cider? Or is there something else I should do?



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Sounds good to me. Just don't give it to anyone who may be lactose intolerant.

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C

why do you have to?

dry cider is my favorite!

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I plan on making a 12oz sample bottle

1tbs (.4 oz) Lactose 3 prime tabs.

In 2 weeks I will post my results

Hopfully the 1 tbs of lactose is the same as 1lb for 5 gallons

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2 weeks ago I bottled 5 gallons from my 10 gallon batch.

I boiled 1 lb of lactose and 2/3 cup of corn sugar

Added this to the 5gallons in my bottling bucket. Just to be safe, I also added a 1/2 pack of dry ale yeast.

It is 2 weeks later now, and they don't apear to have much carbonation. I didn't open a bottle, but when I give them a shake, they don't seem like it.

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