Cheap Store Brand Cider

Cider
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I am not anywhere near good cider right now and I saw a store brand in the juice aisle for 2.50 a half gallon. I figured for that why not give it a shot.

The ingredients say water, apple juice concentrate. Below it says pasteurized. Since it does not say Potassium Sorbate should I be OK? Any other advice on using cheap stuff?

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I have had great results using Mott’s 100% apple juice.

http://www.motts.com/products/1/motts-o ... pple-juice

It is often on sale for $2 per half gallon.

Also, the only acceptable preservative in apple juice for making cider is ascorbic acid

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Does using Apple Juice vs. Apple Cider create significantly different results?

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[quote=“gregscsu”]

Also, the only acceptable preservative in apple juice for making cider is ascorbic acid[/quote]

Do I need to add anything to the cider before adding yeast if there is ascorbic acid in it?

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[quote=“ScubaBrew”][quote=“gregscsu”]

Also, the only acceptable preservative in apple juice for making cider is ascorbic acid[/quote]

Do I need to add anything to the cider before adding yeast if there is ascorbic acid in it?[/quote]

You shouldn’t need to add anything. Ascorbic acid is basically just vitaman C

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I use 100% apple juice concentrate from Aldi. Then add a brown sugar simple syrup (one cup for 2 gallons) to the mix and toss in the Champagne yeast.