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Tried & True Samuel Smiths Organic Cider Clone w/ slightly higher abv Yeast: Nottingham Batch Size (U.S.Gallons): 5 Original Gravity: 1.064 Final Gravity: 1.004 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 5 days or until 1.010 70*-74*f. Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 5 days 70*-74*f...

Edit: Final gravity typo fg: 1.004 anything but the listed ingredients and method produces a different product, if you follow my recipe and instructions you will end up with a tried and true Samuels Smiths Clone. 5 gals of Apple Juice (no preservatives) 400 grams of dextrose 700 grams of...

My lhbs guy told me this was new this year, forgive me if this has been discussed already but I'm anxious to try it and was wondering if anyone had used it or even seen it before?

heres a list of helpful links I use when brewing. Any additional links please post below within my format: Making Cider: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/cider.pdf Advanced Bottle Conditioning: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/AdvancedBottleConditioning.pdf Kegging...

EDIT: S-04 YEAST INSTEAD OF S-05 (Nottingham is also an excellent choice and is becoming my new favorite) Original Applekush Recipe: semi dry 7% alc Ingredients: -6 Containers of Langer's Apple Cider (tried them all this is the best!)$5.00/ea -420 grams of Dextrose. (I use triple beam balance...

has anyone had any luck with rice extract instead of dextrose in there cider?? Im wondering because i would like to lager a batch with a rice extract and dry hop with a lager style hop and have never used rice extract before.

So lately I've been drinking a recent experimental batch of hard cider i made using apfelwein recipe with just slightly less sugar the abv was about 6.5 I decided to dry hop it with cascade hops. I used pellets due to simplicity and the surface space it creates really speeding up the time it...

I have i bunch of crocks one thats 6.5 gallons i was wondering if it could work as a wort? Or if it wasn't safe i personally can't see how plastic could be safer then natural ceramic but....? Thanks for your help!

I have Been dedicated to making cider now for a few years. My recipe is constantly evolving. I do side by side test on every run always tweaking it. This is the latest and greatest… AppleKush is what i call it. Simi-Sweet Pub Style Cider %7.5 alc 6 Lg Bottles of Langers [(4 apple...

EDIT: g system not g lock and also know as sanke. So last night i was keg shopping and ran across some brand NEW commercial kegs with a g system for $80. I did some research and discovered that they can only be cleaned with a special keg washer. Does anybody have experience using these as a...

So i bought two gallons of raw apple cider from a coworker on the farm. He left out the part where he washed the apples in vinegar before pressing and I'm a bit concerned theres some acetic acid in the cider that may make this brew turn to vinegar on me? Should i dump it?? Turn it into vinegar...

Not to mess with the famous apfelwein but this one is a little sweeter and u can follow original recipe instructions. -5 gallons of treetop apple cider from concentrate (I chose this because i didn't want any ascorbic acid and i like its taste) -2 lbs of dextrose -4 tbs of malic acid -wyeast...