Cider Digest #0222

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Cider Digest

 · 7 months ago

Subject: A thoroughly uninteresting cider 
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 13:04:55 PST 
From: tak@cal-iris.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Tom Kreitzberg) 

Twenty days ago, I put down my first gallon of cider to ferment, and 
last night I thought I'd taste it to see how things were going. It was 
still a little cloudy, though it had stopped bubbling about a week 
before. I siphoned off a dram, sipped it, and was struck by... well, 
by it's almost complete lack of taste. There was a slight yeasty taste, 
and a faint hint of something which might almost be apples, but by and 
large, it had no flavor. 

To be honest, as I sat there continuing to taste it, taking bigger and 
bigger sips, working my way to the bottom of the glass, I began to 
enjoy it more. The thought occurred, "If this stuff were cold, I could 
drink it like spring water." Mostly, I think, I was so relieved that 
the cider was actually drinkable that I was willing to overlook how 
thoroughly uninteresting its taste was. 

My questions, of course, are, where did the flavor go, can I get it 
back, and how can I keep it in future batches? Any advice would be 
appreciated. 

        Tom Kreitzberg 
        tak@cal-iris.jpl.nasa.gov 

 
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