Recent content by mattttt25

No readings taken, sorry. As an accomplished drinker, it felt like it was a 5-7% beverage. By following the OP's wort recipe (which I think is great) and cutting it in half, I avoided the apple beer taste that I thought the original recipe had. That small amount of wort (10% of total volume)...

I think the original intent of the OP was to produce a good cider in a short amount of time. I believe I did that to near perfection with my last batch. I followed the OP’s recipe with one exception- I made a half gallon of beer wort and mixed with 4.5 gallons of fresh cider. This can...

Any idea where we could find the tool you mention?

Here it is: http://www.qvc.com/Masterbuilt-Stainless-Steel-28-Qt.-Digital-Electric-Turkey-Fryer.product.K5713.html Haven't opened the box, but it appears it has a larger internal element. Wondering if that would screw this idea up.

I was digging through a storage room and found a 28 quart electric turkey fryer I received as a gift several years ago. The light bulb went off. Would this work for all-grain batches? I was going to fill with water and see how accurate the digital thermometer was in regulating temperature...

Brewed November 13th following the OP's exact recipe. Used Saaz hops. Fermented for about 3 1/2 weeks and bottled on December 6th. I've tasted one every 3-4 days since then. As of last night (10 days post bottling), very happy with results. My wife drinks beer and commercial ciders like...

New member... read this entire thread, almost. have brewed beer for many years and wanted to try cider. Found this recipe and decided to give it a shot. Followed the recipe on the 1st page, using Saaz hops. For juice, I used Organic brand organic unfiltered apple juice. Brewed last...