Cider Digest #2049

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Subject: Cider Digest #2049, 19 November 2016 
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Cider Digest #2049                                         19 November 2016 

                 Cider and Perry Discussion Forum 

Contents: 
  To Dana: (Kenton Erwin) 
  Adding tannin to an insipid cider (Meadowlark Farm) 

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Subject: To Dana: 
From: Kenton Erwin <kenton.erwin@gmail.com> 
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 15:18:43 -0800 

I doubt that a reduced yeast pitch rate belongs on your list. I might be in 
error, but it's my understanding that once pitched, the yeast go through a 
lag phase in which they multiply (asexual reproduction) until they reach 
some level of preferred density throughout the must, and only then do they 
begin to ferment sugar. So if you lower the pitch rate, you will delay the 
onset of fermentation (which is a bad thing in my view), but you won't 
cause the overall duration of the active fermentation phase to be any 
shorter. 

Thoughts from others? 

Kenton 

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Kenton Erwin 

Epona, LLC 

eponawine.com 
Woodland WA 
m: 503-250-1457 

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Subject: Adding tannin to an insipid cider 
From: Meadowlark Farm <tom@themeadowlarkfarm.com> 
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:51:54 -0600 

I have a batch of cider that is complete made from golden delicious, 
red delicious, and some Jonathan apples. It has a nice color but very 
little flavor or aroma. I would like to experiment with adding tannin. 
In the new cider makers handbook tannin volumes are described in terms of 
grams per liter. 

So would it make sense for me to create several 1 L sample batches of this 
cider and add doses of Tannin in .5 g per liter increments? 

Any suggestions on holding time prior to evaluation tasting? 

Thanks! 

Tom Brown 
Meadowlark Farm, LLC 
Mailing Address: 4005 E. Lewis St. Wichita, KS, 67218 
Farm Address:  11249 SW 160th St.  Rose Hill Kansas 67133 
cell:  (316) 518-8907 
landline: (316) 684-3807 
skype: zeraat 
https://www.facebook.com/MeadowlarkFarm 

"Fiat Fructus!" 

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