Elderflower and apple cider

phildo79 · Jul 17, 2014

I bought a John Bull apple cider kit and decided to add a bit of elderflower cordial to it to enhance the flavour. It's nearly 2 weeks past the completion date now and it is incredibly bitter. Undrinkable, actually. Will this bitterness fade through time or have I royally fooked the whole batch up by adding 500ml of cordial?

Any thoughts or ideas are welcome.

Cheers

phildo79 · Oct 31, 2014

Ok, so the cider is now drinkable. Has been for a few weeks. It's still quite sharp but you can taste the elderflower coming through which is what I hoped for. Just didn't think it'd take 3 months to balance out. Anyway, lesson learned.

Dutch_Food_Geek · Oct 31, 2014

Still quite sharp? Than there is only one possible answer... Patience my young padawan

Give it more time. It will mellow out more and get more balanced. sharpness will go.
Give it time and it will be better...

phildo79 · Dec 5, 2014

Yeah, it might actually help if I liked cider a bit more. Some of my friends have tried it and thought it was nice. Even when I thought it was undrinkable.

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