Greetings from California (fortunately we are NOT in the wildfire area, at least not this year!)!
I am currently on batch #48 of what is basically a turbocider. These have been turning out to be quite nice, with slight improvements each time. I find that we LOVE the hopped cider we have been experimenting with.
So what I'm doing is using 5 gallons of Costco cider, yeast nutrient, pectin enzymne, and champagne yeast. After 2 to 3 weeks we rack to a clean carboy, and if it is at least close to 0.000 we add some hops and let it sit 10-20 days. Then we add about 3/4 tsp of Stevia powder and 60ml of apple extract. Often I will also pour in one can of frozen apple juice for more flavor. Then we either add Potassium Sorbate and rack it to a Corny keg, or DON'T add Potassium Sorbate but bottle it with carb drops (we have also, on two occasions, added the Sorbate and bottled it with carb drops - which of course did NOT carbonate but turned out to be rather sweet - sigh).
So after that LONG introduction, my question is this - where do people buy apple extract? I have been purchasing via Amazon, but the cost seems a bit high, especially for the green apple extract, which only seems to be available in small bottles, with relatively high shipping charges.
Cheers, and hope to hear something good, LOL.
I am currently on batch #48 of what is basically a turbocider. These have been turning out to be quite nice, with slight improvements each time. I find that we LOVE the hopped cider we have been experimenting with.
So what I'm doing is using 5 gallons of Costco cider, yeast nutrient, pectin enzymne, and champagne yeast. After 2 to 3 weeks we rack to a clean carboy, and if it is at least close to 0.000 we add some hops and let it sit 10-20 days. Then we add about 3/4 tsp of Stevia powder and 60ml of apple extract. Often I will also pour in one can of frozen apple juice for more flavor. Then we either add Potassium Sorbate and rack it to a Corny keg, or DON'T add Potassium Sorbate but bottle it with carb drops (we have also, on two occasions, added the Sorbate and bottled it with carb drops - which of course did NOT carbonate but turned out to be rather sweet - sigh).
So after that LONG introduction, my question is this - where do people buy apple extract? I have been purchasing via Amazon, but the cost seems a bit high, especially for the green apple extract, which only seems to be available in small bottles, with relatively high shipping charges.
Cheers, and hope to hear something good, LOL.