It's a good question. Based on my reading and personal experiences living in different states I've found that municipal tap water varies from location to location both in terms of mineral content and taste. It's also the case that municipal tap water has chlorine / chloramine which I've read can...
Thanks CKuhns. Good to hear someone's tried both and has an opinion on it! With the Brewer's Best kits that call for 2 lbs corn sugar, my OG is always right around 1.050 which I think is consistent with store bought juice that I've measured so for sure no sugar needed.
I like frozen apple...
I'm curious to see what people who've used both, think of the juice that comes in the Brewer's Best Kit and Mangrove Jack Kit vs. using store bought apple juice in terms of the final product. If I look at Walmart prices on something like Musselman, buying 5 gallons of that and a packet of cider...
Hey everyone,
I've been making cider for a while and this winter I've been working on my post-fermentation technique to backsweeten and enhance the flavor of my ciders. I work in 5 gallon batches which get kegged and force carbonated. My two biggest hits this year were a peach mango cider and a...