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I went with Honey-crisp, and Granny Smith. Mostly for eating though. I have read they also pollinate each other, though I have a crab-apple tree for that..

Sorry. 150 grams. I knew I was off somewhere. Maybe the Splenda is to blame.

Interesting. I assume this is for 5 gallons? Ill be adding 500 grams of dextrose to carb up. I wonder if there just wasn't enough fermentable sugars to significantly carb it up? I dont know much about Splenda, so I have no info on that.

Maybe the ABV was too high for the yeast being used? Did you use a wine yeast? Curious, as maybe my effort is doomed to failure.

Thanks for the welcome. You make it sound a bit overly complex! Or maybe I am just a bit simple...... lol Could we not just make some Apfelwein? Let it ferment out to .990 or so. Add some non fermetable sugar to taste, ie. splenda? Mix, and let settle for another day or 2... (Sweet is not my...

Back sweeten with a non fermentable, then add corn sugar to carb as you would beer? Thats my plan with the batch I have clearing now. Of course there will be sediment as is the case with anything naturally carbed, a non issue for me. I will be doing this and bottling into ez-cap bottles. Im...