Cugel
Well-Known Member
I am planning on making a pyment and a cyser both at about 13-14% abv - I love wine and cider. Given that I/we love complex, big, strong, fruity, complex, dry red wines and want to make something similar, I have a tentative recipe for the pyment:
5.5 gallons total.
4.5 gallons newmans own concord grape juice (only vit. c added) plus more to top up to required volume.
7 lbs clover honey
9 lbs blueberries
4 lbs raisins to add sugars and body
Ferment to dry with Lalvin EC-1118.
Should work out to an OG of 1.100 and an abv of ~15%.
The cyser will look something like:
5.5 gallons total.
4.5-5 gallons cider - plus more to top up to required volume.
7 lbs clover honey
2 lbs bananas
1.5 lbs raisins
Ferment to dry with Lalvin 71b-1122 or D47. Stabilize and backsweeten with apple juice.
Should have an OG of 1.102 and produce ~14% abv.
I think that the bananas and raisins will add some complexity and extra body/mouthfeel to the cyser. Any suggestions at this point? Am I totally mad to be adding bananas to cyser?
Will the blueberries add complexity to the pyment. Oh, I want to take 2 gallons of the pyment and add spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla etc) to make hippocras.
I have 9 lbs frozen wild blueberries and 22.5 lbs clover honey in stock plus 4 gallons grape juice, so I have plenty of flexibility with the recipes. Will use costco apple cider, not juice from concentrate.
I would really appreciate some feedback on the above tentative recipes.
PS I posted older versions of these recipes on gotmead - but no real feedback -not anywhere as busy as HBT! I'm impatient to get started! LOL.
Many thanks!
5.5 gallons total.
4.5 gallons newmans own concord grape juice (only vit. c added) plus more to top up to required volume.
7 lbs clover honey
9 lbs blueberries
4 lbs raisins to add sugars and body
Ferment to dry with Lalvin EC-1118.
Should work out to an OG of 1.100 and an abv of ~15%.
The cyser will look something like:
5.5 gallons total.
4.5-5 gallons cider - plus more to top up to required volume.
7 lbs clover honey
2 lbs bananas
1.5 lbs raisins
Ferment to dry with Lalvin 71b-1122 or D47. Stabilize and backsweeten with apple juice.
Should have an OG of 1.102 and produce ~14% abv.
I think that the bananas and raisins will add some complexity and extra body/mouthfeel to the cyser. Any suggestions at this point? Am I totally mad to be adding bananas to cyser?
Will the blueberries add complexity to the pyment. Oh, I want to take 2 gallons of the pyment and add spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla etc) to make hippocras.
I have 9 lbs frozen wild blueberries and 22.5 lbs clover honey in stock plus 4 gallons grape juice, so I have plenty of flexibility with the recipes. Will use costco apple cider, not juice from concentrate.
I would really appreciate some feedback on the above tentative recipes.
PS I posted older versions of these recipes on gotmead - but no real feedback -not anywhere as busy as HBT! I'm impatient to get started! LOL.
Many thanks!