Hard Cider
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Hard Cider
I have 4 gal. of hard cider left over from last year. I would like to run it through the still. Do not know whether to run it in pot or reflux. Any help is appreciated. Has any one tried this before ? Is it worth it. THanks
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Re: Hard Cider
hi richard. distilling hard cider gives you an apple brandy commonly called 'apple jack'. it is not only worth it, but apparently very tasty. You can search around here, there are a few threads that talk about it. I haven't tried it myself but it looks very straight forward and yields a great result.
Re: Hard Cider
Hey Richard. It depends want you want in the end product and how good of a reflux still you are running.
What the fliks here say and I can speak with some limited experience is if you want more flavour, pot still it, if you want less flacour and more a neutral, then use a reflux.
I have about 6 gallons of plum wine that I am going to cook-off in the next day or two and my plan is to run 5 gallons through my potstill set up doing a stripping run and then run it a second time, but this time running it nice and slow, but also adding the last gallon of plum wine to the stipped run.
What I have read here is that it will inhance the flavour of the final product, giving it a more pronounced fruit nose and taste. Slivovitz by anothe name.
I will let you know how the runns go.
What the fliks here say and I can speak with some limited experience is if you want more flavour, pot still it, if you want less flacour and more a neutral, then use a reflux.
I have about 6 gallons of plum wine that I am going to cook-off in the next day or two and my plan is to run 5 gallons through my potstill set up doing a stripping run and then run it a second time, but this time running it nice and slow, but also adding the last gallon of plum wine to the stipped run.
What I have read here is that it will inhance the flavour of the final product, giving it a more pronounced fruit nose and taste. Slivovitz by anothe name.
I will let you know how the runns go.
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Re: Hard Cider
I tell you what I did with it & it was good. I froze it in empty milk jugs then turned them bottom-side-upwards over quart bottles or big glasses and let the "alcohol" drain & the frozen water stay up in the jug. Only thing wrong is you still get the bad stuff like foreshots.........but hellfire, a headache a year is worth it!richard wrote:I have 4 gal. of hard cider left over from last year. I would like to run it through the still. Do not know whether to run it in pot or reflux. Any help is appreciated. Has any one tried this before ? Is it worth it. THanks
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Re: Hard Cider
You might want to take a look at my cider adventures in this thread: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 38&t=17117
I just put two more 5 gal. batches down to ferment, this time using EC1118 yeast. I will run this in the pot still to make an apple brandy. You could also run it in a reflux to make apple vodka. I visited a micro distillery in NY state earlier this month and that is what they make. The vodka had a bit of apple smell but no apple taste.
I just put two more 5 gal. batches down to ferment, this time using EC1118 yeast. I will run this in the pot still to make an apple brandy. You could also run it in a reflux to make apple vodka. I visited a micro distillery in NY state earlier this month and that is what they make. The vodka had a bit of apple smell but no apple taste.
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