Cider Digest #0228

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 · 7 months ago

Subject: re:Cider Digest #227 Wed Nov 25 18:00:02 EST 1992  
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1992 16:05:00 +0000  
From: "Rick (R.) Cavasin" <cav@bnr.ca> 

 
In discussing wild yeast at JCM, Rob Bradley asks about pasturization 
effects on cider taste.  One easy test for immediate effects is to 
take a jug of unfermented cider, pasturize a bit of it, and then 
chill this sample to the same temp. as the remaining cider.  Now taste 
them.  Is there a noticable difference?  A 15min at 160F pasturization 
on the cider I bought this fall produced no marked change in flavour. 
Someone with more refined tastes might not agree.  Also, this doesn't 
rule out potential changes in the taste of the final product.  A useful 
test might be to take two samples of the same cider, sulphite one and 
pasturize the other, then ferment them identically.  Then do an A/B 
test on the results fermented under identical conditions. 

Cheers,Rick C. 

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