cinammon ciderness

[eastybeasty]

ello

just a quick question really. decided to make a christmassy TC, I got 4-5 cinammon sticks and boiled them for a bit to extract as much flavour as i could. added it to the rest of my ingredients and stirred. whenever i checked on it there was a lovely cinammony smell...mmm yum yum. anyways when the TC was ready and even when taking some wee samples along thr way the cinammon taste vanished anyone got any tips? should have i have added ground stuff? oh and on a side note my TC thats nearly ready (i hope) should come out at 16%!

[Geezah]

I done a similar thing (so did my mate) and we both experienced the yeast eating out all the flavour of the cinamon during fermentation.
I ended up adding a campdem tablet and spoon of potasium sorbate after fermentation was done, then simmering cinamon, cloves and vanilla in some apple juice, adding it all to a mini keg and adding co2 with a bulb.

[TC2642]

Stick a cinnamon stick straight into the FV, when I was making TC one per gallon seemed about the right amount. I got lots of cinnamon flavour with that method.

[eastybeasty]

ah thanks guys! i'll bear that all in mind for my next batch!

[second2none]

I tried using ground cinnamon and found that it all fell to the bottom and was racked out, leaving only a hint that it was ever there.
Someone told me I should try heating spices in a sugar water solution to "crack" them to get the full flavour,
I havent tried it but sure as hell will be doing next time!