WIMARIPA
Well-Known Member
or is it Cranberry Ginger Cider Braggot?
Either way I've been mulling over a recipe for something that contains these elements. I'm aiming for something >10% abv but still with a good body to it. I fear that the tartness/ bitterness of the cider/cranberries/hops will require some residual sweetness to balance it out, but I still would like something I can bottle carb.
Here is what I'm working with so far:
Cranberry Ginger Ale Cyser
Boil
Water 2 gallons for boil
crystal 40 1lbs, steeped
light dme 3lbs
malto dextrin 4 oz
bittering hops 0.5oz 60 minutes
aroma (?calypso) hops 0.5 oz 5 min
Ginger 12oz chopped: 4 oz boiled, 4 oz primary, 4 oz in secondary(titrated if too gingery already)
Primary
apple cider 3 gallons
cranberry honey 6lbs
Water to 5.5 gallons
Yeast (d47?)
Pectic enzyme
yeast nutrient
Secondary
Cranberries 3lbs in secondary
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated, I think I may be learning just enough about brewing to make something truly awful.
Either way I've been mulling over a recipe for something that contains these elements. I'm aiming for something >10% abv but still with a good body to it. I fear that the tartness/ bitterness of the cider/cranberries/hops will require some residual sweetness to balance it out, but I still would like something I can bottle carb.
Here is what I'm working with so far:
Cranberry Ginger Ale Cyser
Boil
Water 2 gallons for boil
crystal 40 1lbs, steeped
light dme 3lbs
malto dextrin 4 oz
bittering hops 0.5oz 60 minutes
aroma (?calypso) hops 0.5 oz 5 min
Ginger 12oz chopped: 4 oz boiled, 4 oz primary, 4 oz in secondary(titrated if too gingery already)
Primary
apple cider 3 gallons
cranberry honey 6lbs
Water to 5.5 gallons
Yeast (d47?)
Pectic enzyme
yeast nutrient
Secondary
Cranberries 3lbs in secondary
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated, I think I may be learning just enough about brewing to make something truly awful.