Apple flavouring in cider?

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Hi I just started a gallon of turbocider. I stupidly used Asda 50% juice, so I put in about 300g sugar and a few spoons of honey to ensure a decent abv, plus some Splenda to stop it being too dry. I also added malic acid and tannin.

The taste is ok but not vey 'appley'. Does anybody use apple flavouring for their cider?

Any tips gratefully received.
Ta.
Andy
 
I use one or two packs of normal applejuice before botteling. its for priming and giving some extra flavor to the cider.
 
Thanks lampie. I just tested it and it tastes ok! Pretty good. First time I've used splenda maybe that's why! And the abv is 9% and still going! :)
 
I like really fizzy Cider so I add 3 litres of apple juice for carbing, I also boil a litre of double concentrate apple squash for 20 mins and use a litre of the apple juice to cool it before adding, I use the no added sugar squash so it adds a bit of sweetnes rather than fermenting. I am now making Cider that tastes better than commercial stuff and its only my 4th 5 gal brew, well pleased.
 
Steve-h71 said:
I like really fizzy Cider so I add 3 litres of apple juice for carbing, I also boil a litre of double concentrate apple squash for 20 mins and use a litre of the apple juice to cool it before adding, I use the no added sugar squash so it adds a bit of sweetnes rather than fermenting. I am now making Cider that tastes better than commercial stuff and its only my 4th 5 gal brew, well pleased.
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Steve that is very useful thanks I'm definitely trying that! I'll look out for apple squash - where did you get it?
 
And steve, do you add anything else like sugar or tannin? I'd love your recipe!
 
I start off with 22 litres of apple juice, I add a teaspoon of citric acid, and one of pectolase, I make a strong tea (5 bags) and NO sugar, all I have read says that sugar takes away any flavour.
My yeast pot started life as a youngs super wine yeast, but as it went down I have mixed in a cider, a champagne, an ec-1888 and a nottingham yeast.... I put 2 teaspoons of yeast and 2 nutrients and let it go to finish.
Once finished I add finings and allow to clear for a couple of days, then run it through my filter. When I bottle it I add the 3 litres of apple juice and the litre of boiled squash (any supermarket, make sure its no added sugar as it will normally then have sweetners in it).
HTH.
 
Steve-h71 said:
I start off with 22 litres of apple juice, I add a teaspoon of citric acid, and one of pectolase, I make a strong tea (5 bags) and NO sugar, all I have read says that sugar takes away any flavour.
My yeast pot started life as a youngs super wine yeast, but as it went down I have mixed in a cider, a champagne, an ec-1888 and a nottingham yeast.... I put 2 teaspoons of yeast and 2 nutrients and let it go to finish.
Once finished I add finings and allow to clear for a couple of days, then run it through my filter. When I bottle it I add the 3 litres of apple juice and the litre of boiled squash (any supermarket, make sure its no added sugar as it will normally then have sweetners in it).
HTH.
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Steve thannks for that. One question - why do you boil the squash?
 
Hi CS, You need to boil the squash for at least 15 minutes asI understand it, I giveit 20 mins. The reason is toboil off the preservativesin the squash, as far as I understand it the preservatives would kill off the yeast and so you wouldnt be able to carbonate the cider.
One thing I have found is that robinsons apple squash gives a better final taste than the supermarket own brand no added sugar squashes. Withthe robinsons batch it was good to drink after 2 weeks in the bottle, the suermarket squash has more bitterness from the "sweetners" in it.
HTH
 
Steve I took a chance with not boiling the squash and it carbonised ok. I maybe used too much so its a bit strong, so I add a little water. But trial and error eh?!
 
Blimey that was lucky, at least you know now though. I use a 1L bottle as I make up 25L at a time, I have just made 2 lotsso I have 50 litres clearing at the moment...
 

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