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Old 07-05-2007, 06:21 AM   #1
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Default My Cheap @$$ apple cider
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: leftover from white zin box kit
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: .998
Boiling Time (Minutes): ZERO!!!
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): ZERO!!!

I just went down to WINCO and picked up the cheapest 100% apple juice that wasn't from concentrate and dumped it onto the yeast cake from my white zin wine box kit (on 6/21/07). Last night(7/3/07) I racked to a corny keg FROM THE PRIMARY(NO 2nd fermentation!!!) ADDED 1/2 TSP of APPLE PIE SPICE, then I force carbonated(rolled around on floor for an hour WITH the air on at 25 PSI) then bottled straight from the keg into 47 bottles(you know how testing goes... LOL!!! tough job but...... ) Tonight 24 of the 47 I took to a party just vanished... dunno what happened to them. They are just gone. Total cost INCLUDING the caps for this batch was $14.00. That made each bottle worth... $0.297872.... Lets round up to thrity cents per bottle. That's a buck eighty a six pack of 6.5% abv cider. It was just WAY too easy to drink. A bit tart, a bit sweet, just perfectly spiced. Absolute heaven! I urge everyone to do this at least once!!!!
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Old 09-26-2007, 02:10 AM   #2
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I'm new to this site/forum and fairly new to making ciders, I've only watched my bro turn empty carboys into magical cider.

I don't have anything for carbonating yet but I would like something to... uh... sample while my first serious batch is being made.

Question one is would this be a good cider un-carbonated, question two is what exactly is apple pie spice, and do you happen to know exactly what yeast you used (i have some steinberg-geisenheim left over from a blackberry wine I just made)?
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Old 09-26-2007, 03:50 AM   #3
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I just went down to WINCO and picked up the cheapest 100% apple juice that wasn't from concentrate and dumped it onto the yeast cake from my white zin wine box kit....
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What kinda yeast did you use?
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Old 09-26-2007, 09:15 PM   #4
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My first cider was just thrown on top of a yeast cake from a White Zin that I made for my hunny bunny. I made 2 off of this yeast cake. The 3rd cider I made I used 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™ from WYeast. It turned out FAR SUPERIOR to the other 2 batches. The yeast stayed in suspension which dosn't bother me but it retained a TON of apple flavor compaired to the other 2. There wasn't much clove or bananna flavors like I had hoped though. =( The point of the first batch of cider I made is I had this yeast cake and thought it shouldn't go to waste. If someone is thinking about making a cheap ass cider why not just toss some apple cider right on any random yeast cake. in 2 weeks you'd have a 6.5%abv beverage for under $15.00!!!!!! IMHO it's just a realllly good hooch!!!
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Old 09-16-2009, 04:34 PM   #5
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Making this when my hefe is rCked next week
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