nosmatt
Well-Known Member
was going to post in the intro forum, but i had ?'s too!
anyway, i bought a Mr. Beer after thinking about it for a year.... then i did a ton more reading, so now i have a Mr. Beer sitting it it's original box, anda 6.5 gallon bucket fermenting my first batch (WCPA).
I am going to use the Mr. Beer for a batch of hard cider.
I picked up 2 gallons of cider from a local orchard (about 200 yards from the house) yesterday. it is partially frozen since it is not pasturized, they keep it very cold and sell a ton.
anyway, first question:
will boiling the 2 gallons hurt any of the fermentables? sounds dumb, but i better ask... i do not want to just ferment as-is due to it not being pasturized.
next, i would like to do a porter (my wifes fave), but all the recipes i see are AG, and ill be all extract, save for steeping some grains.... can anyone point me to a recipe? i have my shopping basket full, but i thought i better consult those with more experience before i buy ingrediants i do not need...
this is what i had in mind:
5lb dark LME
3lb light DME
1lb choc
1lb 60l crystal
2oz Kent goldings
2oz willamette
yeast, stuck there. i used wp001 for my WCPA that is fermenting, but only used 5.3lbs of LME, and the ferment was done in 48 hours.... did not have a hydrometer for the first batch, but it is in the cart now!
thanks for any guidance you all can give!!
(btw, been reading about 100 hours on this site the last few weeks, my wife is ready to kill me!)
anyway, i bought a Mr. Beer after thinking about it for a year.... then i did a ton more reading, so now i have a Mr. Beer sitting it it's original box, anda 6.5 gallon bucket fermenting my first batch (WCPA).
I am going to use the Mr. Beer for a batch of hard cider.
I picked up 2 gallons of cider from a local orchard (about 200 yards from the house) yesterday. it is partially frozen since it is not pasturized, they keep it very cold and sell a ton.
anyway, first question:
will boiling the 2 gallons hurt any of the fermentables? sounds dumb, but i better ask... i do not want to just ferment as-is due to it not being pasturized.
next, i would like to do a porter (my wifes fave), but all the recipes i see are AG, and ill be all extract, save for steeping some grains.... can anyone point me to a recipe? i have my shopping basket full, but i thought i better consult those with more experience before i buy ingrediants i do not need...
this is what i had in mind:
5lb dark LME
3lb light DME
1lb choc
1lb 60l crystal
2oz Kent goldings
2oz willamette
yeast, stuck there. i used wp001 for my WCPA that is fermenting, but only used 5.3lbs of LME, and the ferment was done in 48 hours.... did not have a hydrometer for the first batch, but it is in the cart now!
thanks for any guidance you all can give!!
(btw, been reading about 100 hours on this site the last few weeks, my wife is ready to kill me!)