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You also add some vanilla and sugar to help bring out more sweet in the mix of warm spices.Īpples | For the apples I reached for a sweet variety. Spices | Cloves, Cardamom pods, Anise, Nutmeg and Cinnamon sticks are what really help add tons of flavor to your vodka. Reach for an unflavored vodka so you can flavor it with the apples and spices properly to get an apple flavored vodka result. As it ages, the taste of your cider will keep on getting better.Vodka | Use any brand of vodka you want. If you see sediment start to build up again after several days, you can rack it again. Store the rest of your cider in the fridge, with the bottle cap still on loosely. Optional: backsweeten by making a simple syrup with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and a cup of water. Be sure to remove the vanilla beans and cinnamon sticks in your first racking. Now, carefully "rack" your cider by pouring it off of the sediment into a different container.

Be sure not to tighten the cap!Īfter 48+ hours in the fridge, your yeast will have fallen to the bottom of your container. You can remove the airlock and set the original cap on top of your drink. Do a taste test occasionally and crash in the fridge when the sweetness level and booziness level are to your liking.Īfter a week, crash your brew in the fridge for 48 hours. Seal your juice again and shake well.Īpply the airlock, then leave your container somewhere dark and warm (75-80☏ is best) for a week (longer than standard due to brown sugar and maple syrup). Open your brewsy bag and pour the contents in. Split open 2 vanilla beans and add with cinnamon sticks. Mix thoroughly until the sugar and syrup dissolves. Using the values from the sweetness calculator, pour out your juice and split the sugar suggested by the calculator between brown sugar and maple syrup by using 2/3 in brown sugar and 1/3 in maple syrup (Example: If the calculator suggests adding 1.5 cups of sugar, do 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of maple syrup).

Use the drink designer and decide how sweet you'd like your juice. If you're not using the container your juice comes in, pour one gallon of apple cider into your gallon fermentation jug