Batch #12

Following on the process for batches #10 and 11, I started a new batch a few weeks ago, near the end of June. Recipe #12:

• 6 gallon Kirkland's apple juice
• 1 pack Wyeast Forbidden Fruit (3463) Direct Pitch Activator
• ~1/3 cup of raisins

(I decided to try a different yeast based on a discussion I had with a friend.)

When I kegged the cider yesterday, I racked the cider to a second carboy, added ~1 quart of Kirkland's apple juice, and filled the keg, leaving a little space for future back-sweetening. Because I did a 6 gallon batch, this left me with 6 1 quart bottles. (Because I would have extra for bottling, I modified the process from batch #11, by racking to a second carboy, so that I could blend the added apple juice before bottling).