Finn
Well-Known Member
OK, so my last couple batches have been, uh, mixed victories. Well, OK, so they've both been pretty hard to drink. The last one particularly -- the apples I used for it were a bit green and with the sugar gone (I fermented it almost to full dryness) it was just really sour, nearly undrinkable. The one before that came out OK but I really didn't like the molasses tone I got from the brown sugar I fortified it with.
To top that off, a buddy of mine who got out of homebrewing (he thought he was turning himself into an alcoholic) gave me a bunch of high-end beermaking goodies. Two carboys, a grain mill and a bunch of other stuff. I started thinking about a nice high-powered IPA ...
I'd pretty much decided I was getting out of cider.
Then ...
I picked up a bottle of this Scrumpy stuff at the Whiteside Brewing Supply.
Disclaimer -- I've no idea who these people are, other than I heard the stuff mentioned on this forum before in connection with some kind of spiced cider they made. But I really, really like this stuff.
Anyway, I would really like to make a similar cider -- some sweetness, not much acid, light sparkle -- I'm not asking for proprietary secrets but does anybody have a recipe that's in the same style?
Cheers!
--Finn
To top that off, a buddy of mine who got out of homebrewing (he thought he was turning himself into an alcoholic) gave me a bunch of high-end beermaking goodies. Two carboys, a grain mill and a bunch of other stuff. I started thinking about a nice high-powered IPA ...
I'd pretty much decided I was getting out of cider.
Then ...
I picked up a bottle of this Scrumpy stuff at the Whiteside Brewing Supply.
Disclaimer -- I've no idea who these people are, other than I heard the stuff mentioned on this forum before in connection with some kind of spiced cider they made. But I really, really like this stuff.
Anyway, I would really like to make a similar cider -- some sweetness, not much acid, light sparkle -- I'm not asking for proprietary secrets but does anybody have a recipe that's in the same style?
Cheers!
--Finn