r/cider • u/OldDonD • 5d ago

Ideas for this year's cider

Good people,

Going into my fourth year of annual cider making. My plan is to make 3-5 different 1 gallon batches. Would like to try different ingredients, techniques or methods. Try and fail approach.

Some of my ideas are trying some back sweeting, oak chips, higher starting OG. Maybe apple wine.

Any recommendations on things to try?

Thanks a lot in advance.

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u/Asleep_Range3657 5d ago

Cherry.

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u/teamwaterwings 4d ago

One of the best ciders I ever made was just pure cherry juice

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u/OldDonD 4d ago

Ok settled, one batch with cherry juice. Thanks!

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u/teamwaterwings 4d ago

Make sure it's 100% pure cherry juice with no preservatives. Preservatives completely prevent fermentation from happening