Hopped cider after six days in the bottle

[Steve Ruch]

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

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Do tell....more info please. I am planning a hopped cider for my next batch.

 

[Steve Ruch]

I fermented a little over three gallons of store brand juice with EC-1118: 1.051-1.003 in ten days. It tasted pretty good for store brand juice. Four days before bottling I dry hopped with 1.35 ozs of azacca. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

That yeast really dries the juice out. Did you back sweeten at all?

 

[Steve Ruch]

That yeast really dries the juice out. Did you back sweeten at all?

No. I was going for dry, I find it more refreshing during the summer, along with the yeast used liking warmer temperatures for fermenting.

 

[Steve SPF]

What are you getting from the hops? I tried a hopped cider and mine was pretty bad, just bitter really with no hop aroma or flavour.

 

[Steve SPF]

...and that looks great by the way

 

[Steve Ruch]

What are you getting from the hops? I tried a hopped cider and mine was pretty bad, just bitter really with no hop aroma or flavour.

What hop did you use and how did you add it?
I'm getting a nice burst of tropical fruit.

 

[Steve SPF]

Can't remember but very likely Cascade at the end of fermentation.