Recipe: Make Hard Apple Cider on a Walmart Budget

[@Ajibolaa]

Great video ❤ to make a less dry more flavourful cider would be technically more difficult you’d have to ferment the juice dry with a yeast that also supports malolactic fermentation one like 71B then you’d have to inoculate the brew after it has been with a malolactic bacteria culture to turn the sharp malic acid into lactic acid which gives certain ciders that smooth mouthfeel but be warned if you go this route you’d have to wait for the MLF to do done before adding any potassium sorbate if not it will produce an off flavour due to the bacteria’s ability to metabolize k-sorb. So for a more flavourful cider use lalvin 71B yeast this yeast should metabolize some of that malic acid that gives apple that sharp into a nice softer tasting cider. Also get yeast nutrient (fermaid o) and energizer (go ferm) use the tosna 3.0 calculator and you will produce the best cider ever. Happy brewing ❤❤❤

[@CraftyWiners]

But can’t get 71b from Walmart. :) Thanks for watching!

[@wrengifts]

You did a good job of staying in the Walmart Lane.

[@CraftyWiners]

Thank you Steve. It does get a bit tougher when dealing with backsweetening AND natural carbonation, and only Walmart ingredients lol.

[@wrengifts]

@@CraftyWiners If you have an Aldi or Trader Joe, near you pick up a few bottles of the black cherry plum juice. It makes an excellent wine or low abv natural carbonated drink.