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First time cider is very tart and acidic, any fixes?
You have dry cider and this is expected. As Socks^3 mentions, backsweetening is the typical method for taking some of that dry edge off your cider however be mindful that if you backsweeten, you need ...
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First time cider is very tart and acidic, any fixes?
Yeah letting it condition (letting the cider mellow) will do wonders. The longer you can leave it the better, in my experience. But if you don't want to wait you could back-sweeten, so add a bit of ...
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