chefcurt
Well-Known Member
This is truly going to be a "throw it together because this is what I have and see what happens" kind of experiment. I have a broken foot and I'm in a cast so I can't drive to the LHBS. Nor am I working because of it so I don't have the extra cash for buying anything anyways.
If it actually works then I will bottle it for Christmas gifts this year.
1 gallon of Apple Juice
1 gallon of Cran-Apple Juice
4.5# honey
1 gallon of Chai spiced black tea made with 6 tea bags and water.
1 pkg Red Star Montrache wine yeast. (originally for a batch of Apflewine)
lots of yeast nutrient
I made a starter with about a 1/3 cup of honey, water and 2 teaspoons of yeast nutrient. Let it sit for a couple hours until it started foaming. Warmed the jug of honey up in a hot water bath and added it to the apple juice. Shook the crap out of it to mix it well and aerate then added the cran-apple juice and tea. Shook again just for good luck. Pitched the yeast and crossed my fingers.
O.G. 1.090 @ 60f
If it actually works then I will bottle it for Christmas gifts this year.
1 gallon of Apple Juice
1 gallon of Cran-Apple Juice
4.5# honey
1 gallon of Chai spiced black tea made with 6 tea bags and water.
1 pkg Red Star Montrache wine yeast. (originally for a batch of Apflewine)
lots of yeast nutrient
I made a starter with about a 1/3 cup of honey, water and 2 teaspoons of yeast nutrient. Let it sit for a couple hours until it started foaming. Warmed the jug of honey up in a hot water bath and added it to the apple juice. Shook the crap out of it to mix it well and aerate then added the cran-apple juice and tea. Shook again just for good luck. Pitched the yeast and crossed my fingers.
O.G. 1.090 @ 60f