Brewing hard cider, part 2

[rangerpretzel]

Monitoring the hard cider so we get it not too dry and not too sweet:

http://rangerpretzel.net/2014/02/01/monitoring-the-fermentation-of-hard-cider-or-how-to-brew-hard-cider-part-2/

Fun, fun, fun!

Comments

[doctordidj]

My ciders sometimes come out much too tart with mallic acid, especially when the apple juice is from early in the season. The fix is a mallolactic culture, which metabolizes the mallic acid into lactic acid, softening the taste.