Jdmonroe29
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Hey all, been lurking for a while while I first started learning and decided to join as I have run into a debacle. So far, I have done a basic mead and a caramel apple cider (recipe from here actually!) and both turned out pretty well. However, while I've decided to do another cider, I haven't been able to decide what kind. My buddies and I have had a handful of thoughts, like a berry cider and banana cider (had some at a local pub, I thought it was great) but I haven't really been able to settle on just one.
My thought is that I could do one 5-gallon batch of normal cider through primary, and once I go to re-rack for secondary, split the cider off into what would probably be 5 different containers and add fruits to make test batches of a gallon of each type. So, my questions about this are:
1) Is there anything I should be worried about with this process? Ideally, would using the same base mean the only differences would come down to the fruit added in secondary?
2) Right now, I'm thinking of a normal cider, berry, banana, peach, and gooseberry (maybe) for the 5. Are any of these fruit choices bad for any reason besides personal taste?
3) I'm stuck on how I should go about adding the banana to secondary. My main thought is to peel the bananas, cut them into slices, and then add to the secondary the same way as the coarsely blended berries of the sliced peaches. Is there a better way I'm not thinking of?
Thank you in advance!
My thought is that I could do one 5-gallon batch of normal cider through primary, and once I go to re-rack for secondary, split the cider off into what would probably be 5 different containers and add fruits to make test batches of a gallon of each type. So, my questions about this are:
1) Is there anything I should be worried about with this process? Ideally, would using the same base mean the only differences would come down to the fruit added in secondary?
2) Right now, I'm thinking of a normal cider, berry, banana, peach, and gooseberry (maybe) for the 5. Are any of these fruit choices bad for any reason besides personal taste?
3) I'm stuck on how I should go about adding the banana to secondary. My main thought is to peel the bananas, cut them into slices, and then add to the secondary the same way as the coarsely blended berries of the sliced peaches. Is there a better way I'm not thinking of?
Thank you in advance!