slackerlack
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Its been 12 hours since I transfered this to the secondary with the cider and honey. I have absolutely no activity going on from the yeast. Should I pitch another packet?
Racked to secondary on cider and honey yesterday. I had to refrain from pouring the honey in my mouth and focus on pouring it in the carboy.
Still trying to figure out how to get these apples out of the carboy.
Did any of you transfer your beer to a secondary with the honey and cider? I did, and I am getting activity in my airlock, but no krausen. Is it normal to not have any krausen some times? This is the first one I have seen with none.
Also, how long did everyone let theirs sit in the secondary?
I put 2 of these in the fridge to see how they're coming along. It was 14 days from bottling, but it's been warmer than 70 where the bottles sit. All I can say is AMAZING! The ginger is still definitely there and finishes strong, but it has settled out a bit. The first initial taste is the apple and sweet from the honey and finishes with the ginger. I shared two bottles of this with the guests of our New Year's party and it went over very well.
It is so awesome to see how this recipe has inspired so many folks to brew this very elaborate holiday I brew. I simply love beers like this and I am planning a new version of this for next xmas, and it is going to be roastier and bigger than the last version, which is super awesome. Let's brainstorm a little and see what we can come up with. Here is a start
14 pound two row
1/2 pound C80
1/2 pound C40
1# oats rolled
4 oz special B
4 oz victory
4 oz chocolate
1 oz magnum at 60
\2# honey at end of boil
1 nub fresh ginger rough chopped at 5 minutes
2 cinn sticks at 5
2 whole penang cloves at 5
OG before fruit = roughly 1.080
WLP500
5# chopped apples and 64oz apple cider to secondary
Also folks, I love the pics and the reports of how your beers turned out. This is a great recipe protocol for the holidays.
mmmmm........mmmmmm.......
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