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06-23-2007, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by XELA
anyone had any bad results with this recipe?
mine was sour and yeasty, eww
i accually cant drink it either!
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I have not, nor have I heard more than one person say this. This one particular person used juice that was cloudy from the start.
Whatever you do don't pitch it out. Hold on to it can get better with time. I had a cider that I made in October of 06 that I thought sucked. Its not bad now. It not as good as what I've been making lately. I can at least drink it at this point.
Patience. BTW how old is the stuff you are talking about?
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Last edited by Schlenkerla; 06-24-2007 at 04:09 AM.
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06-23-2007, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by XELA
anyone had any bad results with this recipe?
mine was sour and yeasty, eww
i accually cant drink it either!
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Sounds like a young batch. It should definitely not be yeasty. If you put it into a glass is it competely clear or a bit clouded?
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06-24-2007, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by XELA
anyone had any bad results with this recipe?
mine was sour and yeasty, eww
i accually cant drink it either!
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Patience grasshopper. It's not going to be sweet, but it should not be yeasty either. How old is it and did you follow the recipe? |
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06-24-2007, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryanh1801
well Ed I have to say job well done again. I had a good friend come in town, that is from Argentina, He said they have this stuff down there, and that the stuff I had tasted just like what he remembered. He wants to start making it.
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Cool! I'm glad ya'll like it. Got to be an old German down there in Argentina. |
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06-24-2007, 07:12 AM
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Just tried my first bottle, awesome recipe edwort, thanks.
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06-25-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bromley
Has anyone tried aging their apfelwein in bottle at all? Just curious. Also, if Edwort is reading this, in Germany is it traditional for it to be drank as soon as carbonated like most beer or aged more like wine?
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In Germany, it's traditional to make it as a still wine. Usually not aged much.
Note that while it is not carbonated, a popular serving method is the Sauergespritzer, which is a mix of sparkling water and apfelwein. |
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06-25-2007, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Schlenkerla
I have not, nor have I heard more than one person say this. This one particular person used juice that was cloudy from the start.
Whatever you do don't pitch it out. Hold on to it can get better with time. I had a cider that I made in October of 06 that I thought sucked. Its not bad now. It not as good as what I've been making lately. I can at least drink it at this point.
Patience. BTW how old is the stuff you are talking about?
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erm, i forget how old but at a guess i started it 4 months ago
and i used cloudy juice cuz it was the only thing i could get at the time, still is cloudy too |
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06-26-2007, 02:25 AM
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Hold on to it and try starting another batch with clear juice. If you have too use concentrated over cloudy juice. I'm guessing the cloudy stuff is not pastuerized.
If its all you can get I think camden tablets are in order.
I wish you better luck on #2. Hold out on the first batch. I've heard unpasteurized can take longer to mature.
I think it can go a 2nd fermentation. - malolactic fermentation.
Is your stuff bottled or in a carboy?
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Primary: Dunkelweizen, Helles, Apfelwein
2ndary:empty
Drinking: Light Ale, Fat Tyre Clone, Portly Porter, Apfelwein
Next: Irish Dry Stout, Caribou Slobber,
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06-26-2007, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Schlenkerla
Hold on to it and try starting another batch with clear juice. If you have too use concentrated over cloudy juice. I'm guessing the cloudy stuff is not pastuerized.
If its all you can get I think camden tablets are in order.
I wish you better luck on #2. Hold out on the first batch. I've heard unpasteurized can take longer to mature.
I think it can go a 2nd fermentation. - malolactic fermentation.
Is your stuff bottled or in a carboy?
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its bottled
ill keep lookin for clear apple juice, cheers! |
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06-27-2007, 11:51 AM
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Had to taste a bit before she went into bottles. Why bottle drink from the carboy! Great stuff! Had a flavor of a cross between beer and cider. Think I will let it sit another week before bottling as I know it won't stay in the bottle!!
Thanks Ed
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