I hope this recipe is good. I bought the stuff today to make it. I made the apfelwein before andI wasn't that impressed. Tasted like hootch!
A lot of people feel that way about apfelwein. If you have a lot of experience with wines or ciders before making and trying apfelwein, you might not be so impressed as all the rest.
Took a gravity reading this morning and it sure smells good! It has the thickest, creamiest krausen I've ever seen. It literally looked like thick, bubbled whipping cream on top of the cider. I couldn't even clear a space to get a reading! It got all over the hydro and wouldn't give an accurate read. I'm looking forward to trying this in a few weeks.
Made my first batch last week, true to the recipe but without the torrified wheat. Unfortunately I fermented it a bit too warm, about 77*. Took a hydro sample yesterday and its at 1.010, down from 1.064 in 6 days. The taste wasnt overly fruity, as I had been told it might be from high fermentation temps. I could taste the malt and the apple, and it had a bit of fruit in the finish bu not overpowering. I used fresh cascades in the boil so that may account for some of the fruity taste as well.
The best part though, it didnt taste like hooch! Im anxious to see how it ends up after carbing it. I'll definitely be making more Graff in the future.
I did some searching, it looks like no one else has made Graff like in this thread. So if it ever shows up anywhere else, we know where it came from! I may be making a batch of this as soon as I get a free carboy.
I prefer Nuka-Cola for my Alternate World refreshement.
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Made my first batch last week, true to the recipe but without the torrified wheat. Unfortunately I fermented it a bit too warm, about 77*. Took a hydro sample yesterday and its at 1.010, down from 1.064 in 6 days. The taste wasnt overly fruity, as I had been told it might be from high fermentation temps. I could taste the malt and the apple, and it had a bit of fruit in the finish bu not overpowering. I used fresh cascades in the boil so that may account for some of the fruity taste as well.
The best part though, it didnt taste like hooch! Im anxious to see how it ends up after carbing it. I'll definitely be making more Graff in the future.
Eric
holy crap that's a hot ferm temp. Glad it's still okay, but I bet you will love it even more with a 66-68 degree temp.
I did some searching, it looks like no one else has made Graff like in this thread. So if it ever shows up anywhere else, we know where it came from! I may be making a batch of this as soon as I get a free carboy.
I prefer Nuka-Cola for my Alternate World refreshement.
This recipe is entirely original, JayHuff got me started experimenting with specialty grains in ciders. The hops and malt came from trial and error.
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