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Cider Digest #0436
Subject: Cider Digest #436 Fri Apr 22 18:00:05 EDT 1994
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 18:00:07 -0400
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Cider Digest #436 Fri Apr 22 18:00:05 EDT 1994
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Clearing with gelatin (David Lyle Robinson)
Re: Cider Digest #435 Thu Apr 21 18:00:04 EDT 1994 (stave)
RE: Cider Digest #435 Thu Apr 21 18:00:04 EDT 1994 (tkeough)
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 16:05:54 -0700
From: David Lyle Robinson <robinson@ichips.intel.com>
Subject: Clearing with gelatin
Some time ago, I read that gelatin could be used to clear
hazy cider. So, I figured I'd bite.
This last fall, I made a spiced (cinnamin, allspice, cloves)
cyser. It had a rich dark color, but was slightly hazy. Then,
I went and bought some knox unflavored gelatin, dissolved a
teaspoon or so in warm water, and dumped it into my jug. I
swirled it around a bit to make sure it was distributed.
>POOF< VERY cloudy cyser!
This was over two weeks ago, and I don't see any improvement.
I was under the impression that things would clear within
a few days. Did I do something wrong? Is my definition of
gelatin different than what was intended? Should I have
used cooler water to dissolve it? Should I add more, or
just be patient??
Thanks,
David Robinson
robinson@ichips.intel.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 8:18:14 EDT
From: stave@apollo.hp.com
Subject: Re: Cider Digest #435 Thu Apr 21 18:00:04 EDT 1994
hair@aol.com writes:
>
> Does anyone have any experience with trying to flavor ciders?
>
> Say Cinnamin or Ginger?
>
> Any thoughts. I was considering experimenting this fall and wondered if
> anyone had allready made any mistakes I might want to avoid?
Just be careful with cloves. I made a spiced cider with cinnamon, ginger,
nutmeg and clove, but when it was all done, all I can really taste is the
clove. Even the apple taste has been overpowered by it.
BTW - for some strange reason, about a month after ferment started, all
the spice flavor seemed to dissapear. The stuff tasted very harsh, but
there was no spice. After 2 or 3 more months the spice smell and taste
came back. Has anyone else seen this?
Joel Stave
stave@apollo.hp.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 14:06:56 -0230
From: tkeough@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: RE: Cider Digest #435 Thu Apr 21 18:00:04 EDT 1994
There are UV lamps available which are capable of sterilizing water. These units
are completely self-contained with the liquid passing through a pipe. In the
middle of the pipe is a quartz rod housing a UV lamp. I use this setup every day
to sterilize water, both salt and fresh. The water can flow through the system
at 16 litres\min with 100% effectiveness. A system such as this can be easily
modified to sterilize your cider when bottling. I have never tried this but
reading some other entries to the digest I agree that the flavour may be altered
enough to make it unbearable.
Just my $0.02 Can. or $0.015 US
T.keough
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