thunderwagn
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Man, so I followed the original recipe to a T. I may have added the wort a bit too hot to the cider/juice.
It tastes alright. Its like a tart dry cider, mixed with coors light. It's just not that amazing.
It also gives me one hell of a hang over .
It's ... just OK. Not sure if I would make this again... I'd probably reduce the grains 1/2, add more sugar to bump the ABV 1-2%, and back sweeten with a little cider concentrate...
I might even consider caramelizing some sugar. It's just... OK.
Yeah, I tasted a sample of mine the other day checking gravity. I know it's still a bit early, but to be good it's got a TON of improving to do...
I'm going to brew it again and probably use crystal 120L. I do think I got a lazy batch of yeast, so I'm going with a different yeast and also going for a yeast nutrient.
I'm not giving up on this yet. It's gotten way to many great reviews. I'm chalking up my first attempt to brewer error somewhere and ****ty yeast.