Hi!
I'm very happy that my first ever brewing attempt turned out super! I made Joe's brilliant Ancient Orange, which worked fine with fresh yeast - no fleishmanns needed
For my next batch, I've got my eye on a cyser. I'd like it to be very simple in terms of ingredients: honey and apple juice (water if needed) and yeasties
Now, I am only able to get pasteurised apple juice here (the store bought kind, in tetrabrick)... Most recipes call for fresh juice, not pasteurised. Except the christmas mead - but too many ingredients for what I'd like. Obvious question now: will this kind of apple juice do? Will I have to take extra steps?
My first thoughts:
* It is pasteurised, so any wild yeasties in there are long gone. So this will impart less flavours - right?
* My guess is that many of the things yeasties need to grow, have also been killed - right?
Thoughts on my first thoughts:
* less flavour: more apple juice, less diluting with water?
* food: add a packet of nutrients?
Any comments / Advice / good recipes welcome
Thanks in advance,
Guy
I'm very happy that my first ever brewing attempt turned out super! I made Joe's brilliant Ancient Orange, which worked fine with fresh yeast - no fleishmanns needed
For my next batch, I've got my eye on a cyser. I'd like it to be very simple in terms of ingredients: honey and apple juice (water if needed) and yeasties
Now, I am only able to get pasteurised apple juice here (the store bought kind, in tetrabrick)... Most recipes call for fresh juice, not pasteurised. Except the christmas mead - but too many ingredients for what I'd like. Obvious question now: will this kind of apple juice do? Will I have to take extra steps?
My first thoughts:
* It is pasteurised, so any wild yeasties in there are long gone. So this will impart less flavours - right?
* My guess is that many of the things yeasties need to grow, have also been killed - right?
Thoughts on my first thoughts:
* less flavour: more apple juice, less diluting with water?
* food: add a packet of nutrients?
Any comments / Advice / good recipes welcome
Thanks in advance,
Guy