homebrewer_99
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8025 Hard Cider based upon recipe from Mr. Steves HBS in York, PA.
Brew date: 19 Aug 08
Bottle date: 2 Nov 08
Warm up ½ gal Apple Juice (AJ) on stove.
Add: 7 lbs common table sugar, 3 tsp Yeast Nutrient and 4 tsp Acid Blend to pot and dissolve. When cool enough to pour into carboy do so.
Top off with 4.5 gals AJ = 5 gals yield
Temp: 84F
OG: 1.111 + 3 = 1.114 (at 75% estimated attenuation the FG should be 1.028)
FG: 1.016
Sample tastes like a candied apple, thick body.
Add: 1 vial of WLP775 English Cider yeast
2 Sep 08: Temp: 76 / Gravity: 1040 + 2 = 1.042. Still carbing away nicely. Very clear, very sweet. More sweet than appley.
10 Sep 08: Temp: 75 / Gravity: 1.030.
20 Sep 08: Temp: 75 / Gravity: 1.020 + 2 = 1.022. Samples still tasting very sweet, too sweet maybe. Nice flavor, but apple is not coming through tastes more like a candied apple without the apple.
28 Sep 08: Temp: 75 / Gravity 1.016 + 2 = 1.018.
6 Oct 08: Temp: 70 / Gravity: 1.016. Maybe its done?
8 Oct 08: Temp: 68 / Gravity: 1.016. Very clear, nice and sweet. Ready to bottle.
17 Oct 08: Temp: 68 / Gravity: 1.016. Extremely clear. Same notes as above.
25 Oct 08: Gravity: 1.016.
2 Nov 08: Gravity: 1.016. Bottled.
Potential alcohol: 114 16 = .098 = 10.290% ABW / 12.863% ABV.
5 Sep 09: This is still one great tasting cider. Make this one again.
Brew date: 19 Aug 08
Bottle date: 2 Nov 08
Warm up ½ gal Apple Juice (AJ) on stove.
Add: 7 lbs common table sugar, 3 tsp Yeast Nutrient and 4 tsp Acid Blend to pot and dissolve. When cool enough to pour into carboy do so.
Top off with 4.5 gals AJ = 5 gals yield
Temp: 84F
OG: 1.111 + 3 = 1.114 (at 75% estimated attenuation the FG should be 1.028)
FG: 1.016
Sample tastes like a candied apple, thick body.
Add: 1 vial of WLP775 English Cider yeast
2 Sep 08: Temp: 76 / Gravity: 1040 + 2 = 1.042. Still carbing away nicely. Very clear, very sweet. More sweet than appley.
10 Sep 08: Temp: 75 / Gravity: 1.030.
20 Sep 08: Temp: 75 / Gravity: 1.020 + 2 = 1.022. Samples still tasting very sweet, too sweet maybe. Nice flavor, but apple is not coming through tastes more like a candied apple without the apple.
28 Sep 08: Temp: 75 / Gravity 1.016 + 2 = 1.018.
6 Oct 08: Temp: 70 / Gravity: 1.016. Maybe its done?
8 Oct 08: Temp: 68 / Gravity: 1.016. Very clear, nice and sweet. Ready to bottle.
17 Oct 08: Temp: 68 / Gravity: 1.016. Extremely clear. Same notes as above.
25 Oct 08: Gravity: 1.016.
2 Nov 08: Gravity: 1.016. Bottled.
Potential alcohol: 114 16 = .098 = 10.290% ABW / 12.863% ABV.
5 Sep 09: This is still one great tasting cider. Make this one again.