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Dry-hopped cider tasting notes
erockrph:
I've finally gotten around to tasting the test batches of cider that I discussed in this thread. I dry-hopped one gallon with Nelson Sauvin and left another gallon unhopped. I thought I'd share my tasting notes as there was some interest in the dry-hopped cider.
First a quick summary. Both batches were 1 gallon of local, UV-pasteurized, pressed cider with no further fermentables added. OG was 1.048. Each gallon got pectic enzyme and 1/4 packet of T-58. FG was 1.000. They were then both racked to secondary. The dry-hopped batch got 1/2 ounce of Nelson Sauvin, and was then racked off the hops after 10 days. They spent about 2 months in secondary before bottling. I added 1 Coopers carbonation drop to each bottle, and kept one bottle still from each batch.
I'll post my notes from each bottle separately so this doesn't turn into one huge post.
erockrph:
Tasting notes - still/unhopped cider
Aroma - SweetTart candy, honey, applesauce
Flavor - a quick squirt of juicy lemonade with more sweet-tarts, but fades very quickly to a bland, mineral-water note. Definitely needs something, pretty blah as-is.
Mouthfeel - watery & thin
erockrph:
Tasting notes - Still/Dry-hopped cider
Aroma - notes of apple & apricots. Vinous & honeyed - reminds me of a good German Auslese Riesling
Flavor - tart, some slightly vegetal bitterness, fadin to lingering honeyed wine notes
Mouthfeel - still pretty thin, but a hair fuller than the unhopped
erockrph:
Tasting notes - carbonated/unhopped cider
Aroma - Very appley with more SweetTart candy. Very nice
Flavor - a fleeting hint of apples with some tartness, followed by a "beery" note. Watery flavor, but more tolerable than the still version. Still feels like it needs something
Mouthfeel - thin, and ever-so-slightly prickly. This hasn't carbonated up very well after 2&1/2 weeks in bottles. I'm hoping that the yeast just needs more time to carbonate after the extended time in secondary.
erockrph:
Tasting notes - carbonated/dry-hopped cider
Aroma - Very similar to the still version - honey, apples and German Riesling
Flavor - honeyed wine and apples. The vegetal bitterness is less than the still version, but still faintly detectable. The apple flavor seems to come through a bit more than the still version
Mouthfeel - thin & watery with minimal carbonation. Hoping more time in the bottle will lead to better carbonation.
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