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[Grantnw]

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Last night started my first batch of hard cider.

5 Gallons of Pasteurized apple cider
1 red star champagne
yeast nutrient
4 tbs of sugar (get yeast started)


For my final product I hope to have a semi dry sweet finish to apply flavor. ( I am force carbonating and backsweeting)

Question I have is, Has anyone simmered down into a syrup? I simmered a gallon of organic apple juice and it made about 1-2 cups of super sweet apple flavor syrup. My idea is to backsweeten with this and see how it turns out. Just wondering if anyone else has any info. Oh and pictures BELOW!

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[brazedowl]

Well... you essentially just made apple concentrate. I often backsweeten my ciders with a can of concentrate, a cup of brown sugar all simmered for a little bit with a cinnamon stick or two.