Success story, 5 gal hard apple cider 12%abv

[JRW1]

Hello,
I just completed and bottled 5 gallons of some real heavy cider, OG 1.090, FG 1.000. So thats about 12% abv. It takes 1 to feel slightly more than tipsy, 2 to get drunk, 3 to get smashy, 4 to get smashed and blackout.
We threw 6 lbs safeway brown sugar into the safeway apple juice/apple cider blend, stirred a lot, and pitched EC 1118, a stellar yeast for high gravity fermentations.
And it doesn't even taste bad, it just tastes strongish cool and a little less strong and less accentuated flavor profile room temperature. Great stuff, Highly recommend to any brewer wanting to experiment with Apfelweins and High Gravity Fermentations.
Peace.

 

[ozzmosiz]

EC1118 - I gotta get me some of that!!
thanks for the tip

 

[Anon]

what fermentation temp and how long?

 

[lolznrofls]

Ec1118 I think does a superb job but the higher the abv the longer you have to condition it

 

[barnaclebob]

I used EC1118 for my non sugar added cider, tastes great.

 

[JRW1]

what fermentation temp and how long?

didnt take the temperature, room temp obviously, beginning of summer. probably around 65. 2 weeks in the primary until bubbling became really sparse, right at 2 weeks too, it was crazy. then we bottled.

 

[fuelish]

1118 is awesome stuff....as is 1116 ....they can take a beating and keep on eating

 

[lolznrofls]

I also have experiments going now with 1118 1116 d47 & good ole notty ale...SWMBO says I brew too much..my friends and coworkers never complain though.

 

[JRW1]

solid. i dont think you can really brew too much as a homebrewer, unless if you have a brewery to yourself, only for you because you didnt think to buy a distributing license. that would be too much.

 

[lolznrofls]

I will probably tone it down once I find a few recipes I absolutley fall in love with..but as of now I just tell my coworkers "Free Alcohol Friday"!!! and they all meet me at the trunk of my car after we punch the clock..good times I tell you

 

[hitthewall79]

Tried making some appleJack, but the original recipe made some great cider too, I used regular apple cider, and table sugar and American whiskey yeast WLP 065 the yeast did a great job, and got the yeast down from around 1.21 to around 1.03 stuff worked great


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