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Working on some cider again

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?

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

Reply to
Mike

why do you have to?

dry cider is my favorite!

Reply to
changey

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

Reply to
Pete
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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Pete

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