IMPRESSENCE BYO ALCOHOL APPLE CIDER KEG KIT

Impressence Apple Cider Keg Kit.

Absolutely astonishing natural apple cider flavours with a crisp finish. We would liken this cider to a proper craft cider without any funk.

Gluten Free

This Keg Kit makes 9.5 litres.

Purchase two packs to fill a 19 litre keg.

Instructions to make 9.5 litres.

1/ Dissolve 855g of white sugar, or 2 x Impressence Sugar Free Sweetener Blend #1 for Zero Sugar, in 2L of hot water, then add it to your 9.5 Litre keg.

2/ Add 1.4L of your own neutral alcohol (40% Vodka).

3/ Add 2 x Apple Cider Flavour Shot sachets.

4/ Top up to 9.5L with water.

5/ Add 1 x FermStop sachet (this step is critical, do not add the FermStops without having topped up the water).

6/ Mix Keg Contents Well.

7/ Carbonate to 3.5 volumes CO2 [Optimum 20psi at 2°C].

Instructions to make 19 litres.

1/ Dissolve 1.71kg of white sugar, or 4 x Impressence Sugar Free Sweetener Blend #1 for Zero Sugar in 4L of hot water then add it to your to your 19 Litre Keg.

2/ Add 2.8L of your own neutral alcohol (40% Vodka).

3/ Add 4 x Apple Cider Flavour Shot sachets.

4/ Top up to 19L with water.

5/ Add 2 x FermStop sachets (this step is critical; do not add the FermStops without having topped up the water).

6/ Mix Keg Contents Well.

7/ Carbonate to 3.5 volumes CO2. [Optimum 20psi at 2°C]

If you like a sugar-free drink, you can replace the sugar in the recipe with the following.

2 x Impressence Sugar Free Sweetener Blend #1 for a 9.5 litre keg.

4 x Impressence Sugar Free Sweetener Blend #1 for a 19 litre keg.

This blend of sweetener has been formulated to provide the perfect sweetness and mouthfeel without using sugar.

What is the difference between Sweetener Blend 1 and Sweetener Blend 2.

Both artificial sweetener packs have no sugar whatsoever and are made from a combination of Ace-K and a second product called Sucralose (Spenda). 

Neither product on its own presents a good replacement for sugar.  Ace-K has a short, sharp sweetness that disappears fast and leaves no lingering sweetness in your mouth. 

Ace-K also has the issue that if you add large quantities, it can taste bitter.  Sucralose, on the other hand, lingers for quite a long time.

Sweetener blend one has slightly higher Ace-K whole Sweetener has slightly higher Sucralose. 

For 95% of drinks it is recommend Sweetener Blend 1 as this matches really well with Cider, Ginger, Beer, Fruit drinks, Setzer's  etc. 

For extremely heavily flavoured drinks such as ones that contain Cola, it is recommended to use Sweetener Blend 2. 

Some products like Cola have so much flavour that they require a sweetener that can stand up to this high-flavour product.