Man, I love Apfelwein - Page 606

**Duckfoot** · 01-18-2010, 12:24 AM

It does smell as if it came from the lower bowels of Hell at first, but after sufficient time aging, it is a truly delicious beverage...

BEWARE OF IT though... It ain't beer... Treat it accordingly....

Good luck!

somecallmetex · 01-18-2010, 12:26 AM

My carboy is releasing tons of cider scented gas, I'm expecting it to turn bad by tomorrow though.

**Duckfoot** · 01-18-2010, 12:28 AM

Maybe not THAT soon, but you will know for sure when it hits....

**jeffmeh** · 01-18-2010, 12:30 AM

I mixed up batch #2 today. It should make for a crisp, refreshing beverage come this summer, lol.

somecallmetex · 01-18-2010, 12:55 AM

I take that back... the sulfur is just starting. Was hoping I had one more night before it started, oh well.

**Duckfoot** · 01-18-2010, 01:02 AM

Wow.... Quicker than I recall.... Then again, I have been sick as a dog all week and just finally had a chance to drink some beer.... 3 Happy Endings, two Lienenkugel Nut Browns and a few homebrews later, I couldn't recall where my car keys are at the moment...

MrPeaches · 01-18-2010, 04:29 AM

It's been a bit over 24 hours since I made my first batch of apfelwein.....startin to get some apple gas in the blow off water.

But I'm really excited.

**shadowmage36** · 01-18-2010, 09:47 PM

So I took a sample bottle of my first batch of this stuff to my LHBS to let the owner and his wife try it. I'd told him that I was going to be testing the recipe and he seemed very interested, so I brought in a sample. This was on the 16th, so that means it would have been going for just under 2 months (started the batch 11/20). Everyone who tried a sample (went through a whole 16oz EZ cap for about 6 people) thought it was excellent.

Ed, you're the man. This stuff is now in permanent rotation by demand of all of my roommates, SWMBO, and most of my friends who've tried it.

I've unleashed a monster!

Grasslands · 01-19-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WIP

Or ignore it, the vodka won't HURT it.

I noticed that you brewed a couple batches (via your vids on youtube) of Ed's apfelwein.

In particular what'd you think of the original recipe vs. the one you used with brown sugar and the raspberry/apple juice mixer?

I ask because I did a similar batch for my first edition of apfelwein...she's been fermenting for 10 days now and still going strong (however, down from 1.050 to 1.021 in 5 days).

WIP · 01-19-2010, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grasslands

I noticed that you brewed a couple batches (via your vids on youtube) of Ed's apfelwein.

In particular what'd you think of the original recipe vs. the one you used with brown sugar and the raspberry/apple juice mixer?

I ask because I did a similar batch for my first edition of apfelwein...she's been fermenting for 10 days now and still going strong (however, down from 1.050 to 1.021 in 5 days).

I liked the first one a lot, but the second one turned out a touch sweeter with more of a spice flavor (I put three cinnomon sticks in for the last week.) The raspberry didn't show through at all, but I only used a half gallon. Maybe with a full gallon of raspberry it will be closer. I am currently doing one with 1.5 gallons of pomogranite and 1.5 lbs of brown sugar, no cinnomon. I will report back how it turns out. Thanks for watching my videos.