Long time lurker on the beer side, finally made an account for something a little outside of my usual.
My mom and sisters requested a batch of cider for Christmas, and seeing as how they prefer a slightly sweet commercial cider, I'd like to duplicate that as close as possible.
Starting with pasteurized (all that's available due to MD laws) cider, where do I go from there? Pectic enzyme?, sugar addition?, Yeast selection? Stopping fermentation? (Can't cold crash) How to naturally carb a sweet cider without bottle bombs?
Thanks for any help you can give.
My mom and sisters requested a batch of cider for Christmas, and seeing as how they prefer a slightly sweet commercial cider, I'd like to duplicate that as close as possible.
Starting with pasteurized (all that's available due to MD laws) cider, where do I go from there? Pectic enzyme?, sugar addition?, Yeast selection? Stopping fermentation? (Can't cold crash) How to naturally carb a sweet cider without bottle bombs?
Thanks for any help you can give.