I made a sherwoods cider kit back in october and tried a bottle at the end of november and it tasted terreble, so i left it until now and tasted it again and its no better, it not just me that cannot drink it my family and friends all agree. i dont know what i did if any thing for it to taste like it do,s. but it not recommended by me and it wasnt even a cheap kit at £20 a kit. so thats off down the drain in the morning.
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Originally posted by starsky007 View PostI made a sherwoods cider kit back in october and tried a bottle at the end of november and it tasted terreble, so i left it until now and tasted it again and its no better, it not just me that cannot drink it my family and friends all agree. i dont know what i did if any thing for it to taste like it do,s. but it not recommended by me and it wasnt even a cheap kit at £20 a kit. so thats off down the drain in the morning.
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I agree with the above, don't toss it for the sake of a quick post, and deny us the right to stay awake all night thinking of a cure..Discount Home Brew Supplies
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It doesnt taste of apples at all. it tastes more like ive not added some thing like the flavouring to it but i did it as the instuctions said. i thought when i tasted it after it had finished it would get better, but its not changed at all and thats 3 months on. so the taste is an fizzy acid drink.
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Don't suppose you have the kit instructions to post do you, including what additions come with it, and the method you used ? We may not be able to save this brew but we might be able to advise where you went wrong, if you went wrong.Discount Home Brew Supplies
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Originally posted by starsky007 View PostIt doesnt taste of apples at all. it tastes more like ive not added some thing like the flavouring to it but i did it as the instuctions said. i thought when i tasted it after it had finished it would get better, but its not changed at all and thats 3 months on. so the taste is an fizzy acid drink.
I don't know if you had the chance to check the link from the UK cider co. Some of the suggestions for the acid problem are below -- check out the link for more. Since others have had problems with the kit have you checked it out with them to inform them of the problem? Cheers DAW
There are two aspects of blending to consider. The blending of juice from different cider apple and possibly other apple varieties prior to fermentation, and the blending of different made ciders to make a final product to taste. Some of the the qualities which can be adjusted by bending are dryness/sweetness, acidity, alcohol strength, flavour, tannin and liveliness.
Q How can I correct for over-acidity? I know our cider is very acid as it's made from whatever apples we can get my hands on, mostly cookers and it tastes very acid, not tannin.
A Don't add chalk if you can avoid it - better is to add potassium carbonate (you may need to order Potassium Carbonate BP from a chemist). Go up in steps of about 1 gram per litre till you get to an acceptable place.
The alternative is to try using a malo-lactic bacterial culture. You can buy them from Vigo or Brouwland. But it's best to delay till springtime when it's warmer. They don't perform in the cold.
pH will tell you very little about acid *taste*. You really need a measure of titratable acidity to do that. - Andrew Lea
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Originally posted by Duffbeer View PostDon't suppose you have the kit instructions to post do you, including what additions come with it, and the method you used ? We may not be able to save this brew but we might be able to advise where you went wrong, if you went wrong.
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