benjamin123
Active Member
Hello All,
I am brand new to brewing and posting. I've made a batch of Ed's apfelwein, several batches of ginger beer (soda), and a ginger wine. The ginger beer and apfelwein came out beautifully. The ginger wine was less than tasty.
I would like to make a cyser where the ginger is the main flavor highlighted by the residual sweetness from the honey, apple and molasses. Here's what I was thinking, any advice would be appreciated. THANKS!
---B
Ginger Cyser (1 gallon test batch)
--shooting for 12% abv
1 gallon apple juice
1 lb honey
1 lb molasses
1 tsp fermax
Juice and zest of one lemon
2 cloves
3 peppercorns
Half a cinnamon stick
pitch lavlin ec-1118
(Primary for 2 weeks)
In a blender mix
2 cups apple juice
6 inch chunk of ginger (or more)
add to secondary
Rack Cyser to secondary
--should I add a campden tablet?
(Let ferment to dryness)
Rack, Prime, Bottle
Does this sound even close to correct? Most of the ginger bite disappeared in the ginger wine. Based on the recommendation of a couple posts, I'm hoping adding ginger to the secondary will be better.
I am brand new to brewing and posting. I've made a batch of Ed's apfelwein, several batches of ginger beer (soda), and a ginger wine. The ginger beer and apfelwein came out beautifully. The ginger wine was less than tasty.
I would like to make a cyser where the ginger is the main flavor highlighted by the residual sweetness from the honey, apple and molasses. Here's what I was thinking, any advice would be appreciated. THANKS!
---B
Ginger Cyser (1 gallon test batch)
--shooting for 12% abv
1 gallon apple juice
1 lb honey
1 lb molasses
1 tsp fermax
Juice and zest of one lemon
2 cloves
3 peppercorns
Half a cinnamon stick
pitch lavlin ec-1118
(Primary for 2 weeks)
In a blender mix
2 cups apple juice
6 inch chunk of ginger (or more)
add to secondary
Rack Cyser to secondary
--should I add a campden tablet?
(Let ferment to dryness)
Rack, Prime, Bottle
Does this sound even close to correct? Most of the ginger bite disappeared in the ginger wine. Based on the recommendation of a couple posts, I'm hoping adding ginger to the secondary will be better.