My first try at TC was with 5L Tesco value apple juice and champagne yeast - result gorgeous. I used last 1/2 L of juice to prime bottles. Result gorgeous light refreshing 6% Cider fizzy as heck - Lovley quite commercial in oits feel and taste. waaay better than blackthorn - on the downside the yeast clouded easy as hell
#2 20L of Tesco Value Apple with Youngs Cider yeast. Fermented and settled for 10 days. kegged bright and gassed with Co2. Taste completeley different to #1. real background flavour of country cider and a meaty dry aftertaste. Its more like a scrumpy than a blackthorn clone but much thinner than scrumpy still quite drinkable. came out at 5.3 so the cider yeast is much less resistant to alcohol than the champagne
#3 is going to be 20L of the same apple juice. Champgne yeast, Syphon off lees and secondry ferment in a keg. Chill it waaaaay down and slow syphon into cornie through out post. This should give me all the atributes of #1 but kegged bright with top pressure.
Any one see any issues with the plan for #3
#2 20L of Tesco Value Apple with Youngs Cider yeast. Fermented and settled for 10 days. kegged bright and gassed with Co2. Taste completeley different to #1. real background flavour of country cider and a meaty dry aftertaste. Its more like a scrumpy than a blackthorn clone but much thinner than scrumpy still quite drinkable. came out at 5.3 so the cider yeast is much less resistant to alcohol than the champagne
#3 is going to be 20L of the same apple juice. Champgne yeast, Syphon off lees and secondry ferment in a keg. Chill it waaaaay down and slow syphon into cornie through out post. This should give me all the atributes of #1 but kegged bright with top pressure.
Any one see any issues with the plan for #3