Recent content by apfelwein-guy

My second batch is still giving action every 40sec or so and getting slower every day. Tested it last wednesday and its sitting at .995 (OG was 1.105) I tasted it and it is nice and strong and plugging the numbers into ABV calculator app for iPhone it says 15.7%. I honestly think it's stronger...

Whoa! Really! I've read a few posts that say 6-8 mo, some say one month, one said right away. I take it you bulk aged yours? What about the lees? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Have a question about my apfelwein; it's been 13d since I started it. OG was 1.124 and now it's sitting at 1.020 for the last three days. It is still fermenting, I see bubbles coming up and still getting a bloop from the airlock but really slow now, down to 1 every 14sec. Just curious if anyone...

From the sounds of it it's not really worth my time. I was just curious about it since there isn't much talk about it. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Great response! Thanks for the info!! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Great topics to think about. I guess more research is needed. Thats the fun of it all. Learning something new with every batch Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm curious if anyone has ever made this and how well it turned out. I'm sure you could make any variety you wanted at any strength, and I'm curious as to what all the different recipes are like. I'm new to home brew and I enjoy drinking beers, wines, hard juices, fruit and sparkling...

Like the title says, I've recently started into home brewing. My first batch was 3 gallons of cider with Cooper's ale yeast. A week after I started it I bought a 3 gallon Merlot wine kit from a local shop and started a batch of apfelwein. I just used my family recipe for the apfelwein however...