BLUEBERRY CIDER: Adding Flavor with EXTRACT vs FRUIT 🫐

How you add flavor to your cider, wine, or beer is an often debating subject. Do you use extract flavors or real fruit. Which gives you better results when flavoring your drink? Today I do an experiment and compare extract vs fruit flavorings in a cider for an epic Blueberry Cider recipe you will want to try!

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RECIPE for 2 gal (7.57L):
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-2 gal (7.57L) Apple Juice (w/o preservatives)
-2tsp (~10g) DAP
-3g Fermaid O
-1/2 Packet SafAle US-05
-1lbs (0.45 kg) Frozen Blueberries or 2ml Blueberry Extract
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Ferment @ 69ºF (20.5ºC) for 1 Week
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OG: 1.050
FG: 1.001
ABV: 6.4%
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Extract v Fruit
1:22 Cider Recipe
2:17 Fermentation
3:13 Stabilizing
4:20 Blueberry Flavor
5:55 Tasting
7:25 Pros & Cons
8:19 Thank You

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