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Options for priming cider

  • 27-07-2012 1:09pm
    #1
    Khannie
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    I've heard of and used these:

    Apple juice
    Table sugar
    Dextrose / glucose
    Honey

    Are there other options that I'm not considering?

    What's going to produce the tastiest half litre (:pac:) and why?


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  • #2
    BeerNut
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    Priming involves so little extra sugar it's not going to make any noticeable difference to the flavour.

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  • #3
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Ah I'm mister fizzy. I go with 10g per litre and may in fact up that. When adding apple juice that's around the 10% mark so it's going to reduce the ABV versus using dextrose or some kind of syrup.

    Hmmm. Maple syrup could be worth a punt now that I think about it.


  • #4
    evolving_doors
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    Tried splenda, dextrose, sugar, crystalline ginger and original juice.. All the same but found the adolphe juice actually was the best in terms of flavour


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Armelodie wrote: »
    adolphe juice

    The what now?


  • #6
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    Apple juice , definitely meant apple juice


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    50 / 50 that it was home brew or auto correct. :D


  • #8
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    1/1 it was both

    ANyway the juice I had from the original pressing I froze then thawed it out to room temp when priming (let all the gunk settle in the bottom of the container).

    On another occasion I just used the original pressed apple juice I bought from shop... both occasions it tasted a bit more apply than the sugar,,


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