Skullfingr
Well-Known Member
Okay, so in a search for something fun to try, I came up with an idea that may not make much sense at first glance, but I the more I think of it, the more I want to try it.
So I found some Sprouts Organic Unprocessed Apple Juice which, after doing a bit of searching through the forums, I found someone else had used it with fair product made from it. The gravity, they say, starts at 1.050. I haven't opened mine yet to confirm.
My idea is to make an applemead by taking the juice, dumping 16oz to 32 oz from it and adding 16 to 32 ounces of local honey. This should significantly raise the gravity, I suspect, and make what I am hoping to be a crazy apple-mead, or a cider with mead-like qualities.
My thoughts, since I suspect the gravity to shoot through the roof, is to use a yeast with a high tolerance for ABV to hep offset the gravity a bit and make for a strong drink. Moreover, I suspect that even using a tolerant yeast, it will retain quite a bit of the sweetness, creating a brew that is both strong and sweet. Though, information I've read says 1lb to 1gal honey to water only adds about 0.03 to the gravity, leaving only an estimated 1.08 to 1.12 gravity. Perhaos adding some apple juice concentrate AND honey would do the trick?
The concern might be that I haven't much cider experience, and the batches I have made in the past tend to be boozy, and not very sweet at all. Perhaps an additive like citric acid might help. Though I'm thinking the honey might be just the thing for that.
Thoughts?
So I found some Sprouts Organic Unprocessed Apple Juice which, after doing a bit of searching through the forums, I found someone else had used it with fair product made from it. The gravity, they say, starts at 1.050. I haven't opened mine yet to confirm.
My idea is to make an applemead by taking the juice, dumping 16oz to 32 oz from it and adding 16 to 32 ounces of local honey. This should significantly raise the gravity, I suspect, and make what I am hoping to be a crazy apple-mead, or a cider with mead-like qualities.
My thoughts, since I suspect the gravity to shoot through the roof, is to use a yeast with a high tolerance for ABV to hep offset the gravity a bit and make for a strong drink. Moreover, I suspect that even using a tolerant yeast, it will retain quite a bit of the sweetness, creating a brew that is both strong and sweet. Though, information I've read says 1lb to 1gal honey to water only adds about 0.03 to the gravity, leaving only an estimated 1.08 to 1.12 gravity. Perhaos adding some apple juice concentrate AND honey would do the trick?
The concern might be that I haven't much cider experience, and the batches I have made in the past tend to be boozy, and not very sweet at all. Perhaps an additive like citric acid might help. Though I'm thinking the honey might be just the thing for that.
Thoughts?
