# Bench Trial Guide — Apple Honey Butter Flavoring

The full batch is not the testing ground. Use 100 ml samples first.

## Scaling

3 gallons is about 11,356 ml.

For a 100 ml sample:

```text
full batch amount = sample amount × 113.56
```

For potent extracts/spices, start lower than the math-scaled dose if uncertain.

## Suggested sample matrix

| Sample | Honey | Apple concentrate | Vanilla | Cinnamon/spice | Butter/butterscotch | Salt/acid/tannin |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| A | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| B | low | none | tiny | none | none | none |
| C | medium | low | tiny | none | none | none |
| D | medium | low | tiny | tiny cinnamon | none | none |
| E | medium | low | tiny | tiny cinnamon | tiny butter | none |
| F | medium | low | tiny | tiny cinnamon | tiny butterscotch | tiny salt |

## What to look for

- Enough sweetness to carry dessert flavor.
- Apple still present.
- Honey still present.
- Butter/butterscotch not fake or popcorn-like.
- Cinnamon warm but not hot/woody.
- Finish not flat or cloying.

## Rule

You can always add more. You cannot remove too much extract/spice.