usnsti
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Ed Wort.....you have created a monster. I think I will be getting drunk off this for years to come. Hopefully I go back to beer someday....:rockin:
usnsti said:Ed Wort.....you have created a monster. I think I will be getting drunk off this for years to come. Hopefully I go back to beer someday....:rockin:
EdWort said:When did you back sweeten it in relation to when you served it?
Sounds like a great party!
EdWort said:I force carb mine in the keg. I would guess it would take a week to 10 days to carb at 70 degrees.
Beerrific said:Yup. Took me about a week. Give it two or three though, it gets tastier.
I'm sure you are right, I would never doubt the word of an EAC. Still, I've already bought the 2 gallons of juice, and while I don't have a spare carboy or bucket (they are all full of beer!) I've got two 1 gallon glass jugs available. If I fall in love with the stuff, I'll pop for another carboy and get a full batch underway.EdWort said:Go for 5 gallons man, you won't be sorry. Do 2 gallons, and you'll be crying inside of 2 days of starting to drink it.
Sound advice. Trust me, I'm an EAC.
BlindLemonLars said:I've got both Montrachet and Premier Cuvee yeast...any thoughts on the latter? It's supposed to ferment very dry, clean and neutral, but I'm not sure how much of a role the yeast is supposed to play in developing the flavor of apfelwein.
sirsloop said:FYI,
I just racked my 6 gallon batch into a keg. I did a taste test using a half cup of Apfelwein. I started out with 1/4 tsp of splenda added, tried 1/2 and then 1tsp per half cup. Turned out 1/2 tsp per half cup works out just about right...a touch under what I would call perfect sweetness. You can always add more...
Anyways....
1tsp per cup...16 cups per gallon... works out to 16tsp per gallon or 1/3 cup of splenda per gallon. A 6 gallon batch took 2 cups.
Mine fermented down to .998 and turned out to be 8.3% ABV.
Yes, splenda will not fermentdutchboy62 said:this may be a stupid beginner question but is splenda like lactose in that it wont ferment and ill be able to sweeten with out over carbing
Ryanh1801 said:I really need like a 10 gallon fermenter for this stuff. My friends and I have almost blown through this stuff. You can't just have one.
david_the_greek said:holy Toledo, wasn't able to watch my apfelwein for a night because of a wedding reception/day after at the pool doing absolutely nothing, and what did I find? and airlock of full of juice and some juice on the floor and my other carboys. Boy am I glad it didn't completely blow out the top though, that would have been a pain in bum to come home to.
Movinfr8 said:have had my first batch in an ale pail for a week now, the bubbles are just starting to drop off. kinda worried that leaving it a month may not be good for it in the pail. should I rack to a secondary??
Noobie Norm
EdWort said:It depends on your fermentation temp. During winter, my house was cooler and the temp drops at night, so it took longer. I would wait till it is pretty clear before bottling. It looks like it is finished fermenting, but not aging.
How old is it?
Evan! said:what did you use for yeast? Montrachet won't blow off like that.
mgayer said:I am Saddened by my loss! I got a used 5 gallon glass carboy over the weekend and racked the Apfelwein into it to do a bit of sweetening Sunday. Went home last night and went into the basment to do a check. I see that the carboy if half gone and a large puddle on the floor. Found a hairline crack in the bottom.
Needless to say I ran around last night cleaning and racking what was left into another carboy. I just poured off 3 glasses and chugged them down. At least I felt a bit better after the 3 glasses!
pfranco81 said:So I'm entering week 5 and I took a grav sample it's at ~0.998, which puts the alcohol content at around %10! I tasted the sample and it doens't really taste like anything, sorta dry, smells like white wine, but no over-whelming flavors good or bad. Is this what its supposed to taste like? I chilled it down and it tastes like cold, dry, water. It's 10%ABV so I'm not complaining, but not sure if I got the desired result, or if I messed up.
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