Recent content by oxybrew

I have done it a bit over the past two years. It is relatively easy and I really enjoy it. It is still a bit early especially with the frigid cold coming tomorrow night. However, beginning Sunday I actually think that we might have a good week or so to tap the trees. There is all kinds of info...

Bluemoose, I will find my notes and send the exact recipe. But basically I used the grains, DME and hops per the Graff recipe and used the Sumacade as the base rather than apple juice. It really is my favorite "Graff" by far. Actually it is a Sumac beer. Try it and let me know. I really think we...

I just made a couple of 1 gallon sumac "beers" based on the infamous and famous Graff. I actually kept it very close to the Graff recipe only used sumacade as the base rather than apple juice. It is actually my favorite Graff so far and I have made many, many batches of Graff in the past.

I'm relatively new here. I also am learning a bunch of new knowledge regarding the entire "distillation" conversation. There is a rather interesting and heated conversation going on in the Cider Forum regarding this topic even as we speak. Wow, apparently there is a lot of misinformation out...

Cidahmaster, could you reveal the irish red recipe?

Why would it not be possible to backsweeten it and then stove-top pasteurize it? I see that it was stated that you might be able to stove-top pasteurize it but only if it was not backsweetened. I am not trying to be argumentative, I am just trying to learn.

Kevin, Thanks for all of the work and research you have done with all of this. I started two one gallons of pasteurized apple cider about one year ago based on your postings. I didn't really keep good records and I did not have any idea what I was doing. I think I used an addition of honey in...

Does anyone out there think you could carb this in a bottle? I am hoping so but ShakerD might just be right.