Cider makers

[wooduck]

Have you tried , everyone makes sweet ciders , a few make hard cider , try apple cider syrup , take cider evaporate off excess liquid same as maple syrup but you start with much sweeter product syrup yield is much higher in relation to gallons used , have made several batches so far this year very sweet intense apple flavor . have been using an open crock pot without lid on high for most of the day then finish the following day on low as I get closer to finished . Now I have to buy evaporation equipment to generate more volume have sampled to people at the orchard and very few don't like the intense apple taste . Going to be a new product for us

 

[sandbur]

Have you tried , everyone makes sweet ciders , a few make hard cider , try apple cider syrup , take cider evaporate off excess liquid same as maple syrup but you start with much sweeter product syrup yield is much higher in relation to gallons used , have made several batches so far this year very sweet intense apple flavor . have been using an open crock pot without lid on high for most of the day then finish the following day on low as I get closer to finished . Now I have to buy evaporation equipment to generate more volume have sampled to people at the orchard and very few don't like the intense apple taste . Going to be a new product for us

I have read about it, but never tried. How do you judge when it is done and what is the yield?


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[Prof.Kent]

Have you tried , everyone makes sweet ciders , a few make hard cider , try apple cider syrup , take cider evaporate off excess liquid same as maple syrup but you start with much sweeter product syrup yield is much higher in relation to gallons used , have made several batches so far this year very sweet intense apple flavor . have been using an open crock pot without lid on high for most of the day then finish the following day on low as I get closer to finished . Now I have to buy evaporation equipment to generate more volume have sampled to people at the orchard and very few don't like the intense apple taste . Going to be a new product for us

I'd really like to make some apple syrup. Does a crock pot boil? I've read that you are to evaporate the water off at 190 degrees or lower. That if you boil it the syrup's apple flavor is lost.

 

[wooduck]

Still working out the details on timing first batch yielded 20 ounces to one gallon seemed to have some jelling as with natural pectin's , second batch no pectin's but was made with riper fruit yield was about the same jarred it refrigerated very thick when cool , label will say refrigerate after opening have not tested ph yet but would assume its acidic . You wont need a lot on your pancakes to get the flavor you want this stuff is intense a little goes along ways , may work great for people with sugar problems

 

[sandbur]

Still working out the details on timing first batch yielded 20 ounces to one gallon seemed to have some jelling as with natural pectin's , second batch no pectin's but was made with riper fruit yield was about the same jarred it refrigerated very thick when cool , label will say refrigerate after opening have not tested ph yet but would assume its acidic . You wont need a lot on your pancakes to get the flavor you want this stuff is intense a little goes along ways , may work great for people with sugar problems

Does it jell more with dolgo and other crabs with pectin in them?


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[wooduck]

Haven't used any dolgo but a blend of several sweetango, harlson, honeycrisp , sweetsixteen , chesnut , wickson , the pectin didn't bother me but may with consumers

 

[wooduck]

Had some on ice cream last night drizzled some on dusted with cinnamon. Great

 

[sandbur]

I have a buddy cooking down a gallon of cider we made. It has about 50% chestnut in the cider.


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