britishbloke said:Terrorist's have been known to buy large quantities of apple juice. Watch it!
Yeah, they use it to make sticky bombs...not very deadly, but really annoying to mop up.
britishbloke said:Terrorist's have been known to buy large quantities of apple juice. Watch it!
Ryanh1801 said:Would strongbow Dry cider be comparable? Once i get all my AG stuff bought I plan on making this, just want to make sure ill like it first.
MLynchLtd said:Maybe once edwort stops playing around as an amature and goes legit we'll see the Apfelwein handle on our local taps
JayMckeever said:since there is no carbonation, it can't really go stale can it? My question is, would I be able to keep the original apple juice bottles to put the Apfelwein in?
2. I purchased some lactose how much should I use for the 5 gallons to sweeten?
I checked the gravity yesterday SWMBO really liked it uncarbonated with 1/2 7-up
NOVA Brewer said:Put together my first batch of apfelwein tonight. 5 gallons of cider, 2 pounds of corn sugar, and a pack of Montrachet yeast.
What should my OG be?
I'll change it back when we hitSchlenkerla said:Why did you change your avator? I liked the old one, I'm gonna have to get use to seeing Dr Evil.
Did you use the 1 lb of lactose in addition to the 2 lbs of corn sugar or in lieu of..?Schlenkerla said:What a success at my home brew club last night!!!!
I brought 3 bottles of Edworts Apfelwein. Everybody that tried it liked it's taste and a few asked for the recipe. They enjoyed it so much to the point that I was told to enter it in the Iowa State Fair competition! The thought being there isn't very many good ciders to be had and this could easily take 1st Place. (At only 3 weeks in the bottle)
One couple who said they don't like ciders said it was pretty good and that they had given up making them because the were way too dry. This may have renewed an interest in trying to make it again.
My apfelwein was made to Edwort's recipe with only one minor twist. I used 1 lb of lactose sugar with 3/4 cup (5 oz) of corn sugar at bottling. The lactose I think took some of the dryness out and also left a nice thin foamy head on top.
Thanks again Ed!!! - I'm gonna have to get another glass in front of SWMBO.
BTW - The 3 glass rule was not necessary last night!!!! :rockin:
Why did you change your avator? I liked the old one, I'm gonna have to get use to seeing Dr Evil.
Reidman said:Did you use the 1 lb of lactose in addition to the 2 lbs of corn sugar or in lieu of..?
Thanks. I might try this in the future. I haven't yet tasted the original, it's still in the fermenter.Schlenkerla said:I used the 2lbs of dextrose at the git go and watched it go down to 1.000 FG. Then I primed with 5oz = 3/4 cup cornsugar and 1lb lactose. Make sure to boil both. The lactose will not mix well w/o heating it up.
WhatsOnTap said:Alright, I give up. I've heard so freakin' much about this stuff that I decided to tie up a bucket for 6 weeks on account of 5+ gallons of apfelwein for 11 bucks! I have 5 gallons of 100% juice (it looks cloudy in the jug: do I need pectic enzyme?). I couldn't find the Montcheret yeast so I have Lavlin in the grey packet; I've used it for cider before. Should have this baby rockin' in the next hour. Here's to your legacy Ed,
PS if you guys can get spartan brand juice it's on sale right now 99 cents for 64 oz!
Schlenkerla said:It might clear up w/o the pectic enzyme. I understand its best to add it before pitching yeast. You can add it to the secondary. If you haven't mixed this stuff up yet add some yeast nutrient too. At least 1/2 tsp per gal.
KSMICT said:This was EASY!!!
I assume once things warm up the yeast will start working, and worst case I have another packet.
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