AHS Apple Peeler kit.

[TheKeg81]

Has anyone else here brewed this kit? I brewed this a while back and had my first taste of it a week or 2 ago. It was WAY different than I had expected/hoped. I used juice instead of cider, so I'm sure that's part of it. Cider wasn't available to me at a decent price at the time. It is way more tart than I'd like it to be and overall just lack luster.

Can I sweeten it at this point with a little bit of cider (would like the added spices as well)? Suggestion? Comments?

How did yours come out?

 

[eyebike]

I too found it to be rather meh. I'm going to let it sit for 6 months or so to see what happens
I have a friend that will add sugar to his wines after fermentation to sweeten to his taste. I don't honestly know why you cant sweeten the secondary with some cider

 

[TheKeg81]

I too found it to be rather meh. I'm going to let it sit for 6 months or so to see what happens
I have a friend that will add sugar to his wines after fermentation to sweeten to his taste. I don't honestly know why you cant sweeten the secondary with some cider

Did you use juice or cider?

 

[eyebike]

I used non pasturized, unfiltered juice from a organic food store.
I tried some again last night. I think that letting it sit will improve the flavor. It was much smoother with a better apple flavor.
It has been in the bottle now for 10 weeks

 

[TheKeg81]

I used non pasturized, unfiltered juice from a organic food store.
I tried some again last night. I think that letting it sit will improve the flavor. It was much smoother with a better apple flavor.
It has been in the bottle now for 10 weeks

Mine was brewed on July 4th, kegged ~ 3 weeks after that and sat at room temp until I moved it to the keezer on August 30th. I guess I might take it out and let it stay warm for another couple of weeks to see if that helps. If it doesn't, I'll try the cider addition.

 

[seatbelt123]

I'm hoping to brew this on Sunday. Any other advice or updates? Thanks!

 

[harrydrez]

Looks kind of like Brandon O's graff.

 

[seatbelt123]

Well it's in the ale pale in the fridge, Safale 04 in the low 60s. I'll keep ya'll posted!

 

[bottlebomber]

Cider doesn't mean spiced apple cider. It simply means straight unfiltered apple juice.

 

[seatbelt123]

@ 1.020 after about 5 days, gave it a stir and sent it back to the fridge. Dang, I want this to finish lower!

 

[bottlebomber]

@ 1.020 after about 5 days, gave it a stir and sent it back to the fridge. Dang, I want this to finish lower!

What do you mean the fridge?

 

[seatbelt123]

Mini fridge fermentation chamber. I just call it the fridge.

 

[bottlebomber]

Mini fridge fermentation chamber. I just call it the fridge.

Gotcha. I was gonna say, I think I know why you're not seeing your FG

 

[seatbelt123]

Gotcha. I was gonna say, I think I know why you're not seeing your FG

Haha. That would make for a great "How come my fermentation never started?" troll thread!

 

[bottlebomber]

Haha. That would make for a great "How come my fermentation never started?" troll thread!

No sign of activity in my lager! I pitched yeast 3 weeks ago

 

[seatbelt123]

I just posted an update in the Graf thread:

Well here's the final sample of the AHS Apple Peeler Graf that I brewed on 10/13. It finished at 1.012. It is pretty tart and the 60F mostly flat sample was not thrillingly good. I'll keg it this weekend and provide another update. Here's a pic of the sample, clear and golden.