Hi All,
So, I just moved to New England and have a great cider mill down the road. Upon some friends advice I decided to try and make some hard cider.
Bought a carboy, airlock and had them fill it just after Thanksgiving.
Life got in the way and its been in the carboy up until today. Once, I noticed the airlock dried out and was pretty promptly refilled.
I do have what I think is Krausen on the carboy.
So, in bottling it today, I tasted some. Man its tart, like halfway to apple cider vinegar.
I have also read that some drinking apples don't make great hard cider.
So, at a very basic and simple level, how do I confirm my cider is a lost cause ?
I assume its not going to get any better.
Could I have left it too long, or maybe with the airlock drying out, could have introduced oxygen ?
So, I just moved to New England and have a great cider mill down the road. Upon some friends advice I decided to try and make some hard cider.
Bought a carboy, airlock and had them fill it just after Thanksgiving.
Life got in the way and its been in the carboy up until today. Once, I noticed the airlock dried out and was pretty promptly refilled.
I do have what I think is Krausen on the carboy.
So, in bottling it today, I tasted some. Man its tart, like halfway to apple cider vinegar.
I have also read that some drinking apples don't make great hard cider.
So, at a very basic and simple level, how do I confirm my cider is a lost cause ?
I assume its not going to get any better.
Could I have left it too long, or maybe with the airlock drying out, could have introduced oxygen ?