blasterooni
PIpe line is now well established
This thread, and all that was discussed there (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/...-cider-from-a-local-farm.670401/#post-8683527) has inspired me [brightly] to try a couple things. I felt the thread was getting hijacked from all the questions I was asking, so I figured I would start a different one.
So, after work, I stopped off at the LHBS to pick up some French Oak Chips and some Mosaic Hops. I have two ciders going right now, 5 gallons each and both have about a week or so left in primary. One is US-05, and the other is Nottinghams. I want to add the hops to one and the chips to the other. I am not sure which one to add what to or if it would even matter at the end of the day. The US-05 has a higher OG than the Nottingham, and nothing has been added to either except yeast nutrients of various sorts, some tannin but not much, and in the US-05, I used sucrose, dextrose and brown sugar to bring the gravity up.
I am asking if one would be better off with the chips or the hops. I am leaning toward putting the chips in the 05, and the hops in the NH, since I expect the 05 to take longer to finish in secondary than the NH, but that is entirely a guess.
The package on the chips says 2 oz. in 5 gallons, and the flavor is "fully extracted in 4-5 weeks". Now, I've read that some steep them in water, or bourbon, while other just toss em in the carboy either freely or in a mesh bag. I am leaning toward the latter and just toss em in a mesh bag and let it steep that way, perhaps after steaming them to sanitize.
As for the hops. I'll do what i've done before, and just put them in the mesh bag and let it steep for about a week, that worked well the last two times.
I am going to go back to the thread i linked to see if I can glean a good idea from what was posted about the chips, but, in the meantime, if anyone has a suggestion, I am open to them.
So, after work, I stopped off at the LHBS to pick up some French Oak Chips and some Mosaic Hops. I have two ciders going right now, 5 gallons each and both have about a week or so left in primary. One is US-05, and the other is Nottinghams. I want to add the hops to one and the chips to the other. I am not sure which one to add what to or if it would even matter at the end of the day. The US-05 has a higher OG than the Nottingham, and nothing has been added to either except yeast nutrients of various sorts, some tannin but not much, and in the US-05, I used sucrose, dextrose and brown sugar to bring the gravity up.
I am asking if one would be better off with the chips or the hops. I am leaning toward putting the chips in the 05, and the hops in the NH, since I expect the 05 to take longer to finish in secondary than the NH, but that is entirely a guess.
The package on the chips says 2 oz. in 5 gallons, and the flavor is "fully extracted in 4-5 weeks". Now, I've read that some steep them in water, or bourbon, while other just toss em in the carboy either freely or in a mesh bag. I am leaning toward the latter and just toss em in a mesh bag and let it steep that way, perhaps after steaming them to sanitize.
As for the hops. I'll do what i've done before, and just put them in the mesh bag and let it steep for about a week, that worked well the last two times.
I am going to go back to the thread i linked to see if I can glean a good idea from what was posted about the chips, but, in the meantime, if anyone has a suggestion, I am open to them.