Cider Making @ Home: Batch #8 (adding black tea for tannins)

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Welcome back to our channel! In this episode, David and I make our 8th batch of home-brewed hard cider. We experiment with black tea to add tannins and mouthfeel. Stick around until the end where we taste test!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
8:10 Fermentation
10:31 Racking
19:17 Bottling
20:55 Tasting
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@rosemarysemonski2794 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great progress and loved seeing the progression of the whole process.

@CideryFromScratch 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Really appreciate it!

@alexlarsen6413 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I love ciders and cysers both, but lately I've mostly been brewing mead. Takes a long time but it's so worth it. Apples have lots of pectin, I'd suggest you start adding pectinase in any form of pectic enzyme blend, not just for clearing that haze up and helping with the fermentation, but also for extracting more apple essence and flavor. Good luck!! 👍

@CideryFromScratch 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alex! Cysers are amazing, we plan to try making more of them in the future. Thanks for the tip on Pectic Enzyme, we hadn't heard of its benefits in regards to the adtl apple essence/flavor :) we always like more apple-ness!

@alexlarsen6413 2 жыл бұрын

@@CideryFromScratch No problem and same here! I've got two 5 liter batches of cyser cooking. Apples produce pectinase naturally as they ripen. That's why they get that stronger aroma, as well as become softer and juicier. In my experience pectic enzyme is most helpful with ciders and banana wine. Also, dark bold, full-bodied red wines and meads. Blood meads for example, like viking blood. All the best and cheers! Skål!

@CideryFromScratch 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexlarsen6413 Awesome insight! You'll have to let us know how those cysers turn out!!!!!

@cknails9850 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. It really is a science. Nice job guys! Love the colors!

@CideryFromScratch 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of chemistry and trial by error! But it’s always fun and we love to see how they turn out too

@stevemcvay8413 Жыл бұрын

I am new to home brewing, and am enjoying your videos. What did you think about the black tea for tannins. Did it give a better taste or mouth feel?

@CideryFromScratch Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, Welcome to the group!! We are always happy to hear about new Home Brewers!! We didn't notice much of an impact; however, we had significantly diluted the Tea....I think a more concentrated dose would have helped. I have also heard of people buying tannin powder which might be a better option. Thanks for the comment and for supporting our channel

@someguy4131 7 ай бұрын

You should not use two cups of honey in comparison to two cups of sugar. They do not have the same amount of fermentable sugars. For instance, white sugar contains only 60% of fermentable sugar. There is conversion charts and calculators to calculate the equivalent amount of each type of sweetener. Whether that be honey, white sugar, molasses, cane sugar, etc

@CideryFromScratch 7 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for the tip, i will look into it. I definitely thought white sugar had 100% fermentable sugars.

@wallyklw5 7 ай бұрын

You don’t need to step feed Fermaid. You can dump it once at the start. Don’t believe me? Do the experiment.

@someguy4131 7 ай бұрын

You most definitely need to step feed fermaid 🧐 Depending on the yeast variant you are using, the specific gravity of the must, temperature of the fermentation environment, etc....You risk the chance of the yeast becoming too active too soon. You don't want too much alcohol to be created before the yeast is able to " colonize" enough. If the yeast becomes too active too soon, you risk stalling the fermentation due to the yeast becoming either killed or inactive due to there being more alcohol than the amount of yeast is able to tolerate at that point in time. Think of it like this.... If you chug an energy drink before a hike... You will have a whole lot of energy at first, but will crash quickly and before you reach your goal. If you just sip on that energy drink as you hike... You will have a suitable amount of energy that will last until the final destination