I'm struggling to find a decent sweetener without having to go down the ole supermarket spenda route. As you will all be aware with cider kits the yeast sachet often contains around 5g of yeast and the rest is sweetener. Most of the ciders I have produced with these kits have been moderately sweet, so how on earth do they manage it with such a small amount?
Is it a concentrated sweetener or is it something to do with the process or other ingredients? Can this sweetener be bought? Chucking in half a tub of splenda for a batch seems like overkill if there was a much smaller alternative.
I would also love to get a hold of the concentrate flavours that are used in these sorts of kits. One little pouch with about 100ml of liquid flavours a 25L batch? I don't think there is anything in the supermarket that even comes close to those concentration levels.
Is it a concentrated sweetener or is it something to do with the process or other ingredients? Can this sweetener be bought? Chucking in half a tub of splenda for a batch seems like overkill if there was a much smaller alternative.
I would also love to get a hold of the concentrate flavours that are used in these sorts of kits. One little pouch with about 100ml of liquid flavours a 25L batch? I don't think there is anything in the supermarket that even comes close to those concentration levels.