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My neighbour and I were talking cider and it turned out he had just chucked a jar of stevia in the bin. I retrieved it and used it in my "Christmas Cheer".New 2 Brew said:I read that stevia can leave a bad aftertaste. Anyone had any experiences with this? I'm happy to use lactose to sweeten but would prefer to not have the extra sugar.
Otherwise I've read to use alcohol sugars (same crap they use in most sugar free lollies).
Anyone know a good place to get Yeasts like 4184 or nottingham? Wanting something that is going to leave some sweetness and save me adding too much after fermentation.
First I tried it in a cup of tea - as per instructions - and it was bloody awful. Super sweet and a bit weird. Think of the aftertaste of pepsi max if you've ever tried it. So I proceeded very carefully and and added an amount that I hoped would be subtle. I put about 11 grams in 23 litres. Don't quote me but I think that is approximately one teaspoon (equivalent to 1 tsp sugar) in a litre. I notice it but most don't. Remember though that these are very unsophisticated palates that I'm farming this out to.
On the topic of lactose. I used it to sweeten an alcoholic lemonade years ago. I needed heaps and it tasted like shit. Many mistakes made on that one though...
PS if anyone is making a kit. Think twice before adding the "cider flavouring" if it's included in your kit, it's probably Potassium something or other.