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5 Gallon Batch SG 1.065 FG 1.017 ABV 6.5% IBU 70.4 SRM 15.8 Grain Canada Malting Superior Pale Malt (2 Row) (2.8 SRM) - 50.7 % Munich Malt (10.0 SRM) - 39.0 % Thomas Faucett Crystal Malt I (45.0 SRM) - 5.9 % Thomas Faucett Crystal Malt II (65.0 SRM) - 3.9 % Carafa III (500.0 SRM)...

Interesting...has anybody tried this? I'd be interested in seeing how the perry would turn out as I don't really have access to a press and pears. It's kind of expensive per gallon ($9.50), but it might be interesting to try. I was wondering how long it would be before someone actually made...

This is what I ended up doing. Funny thing though, that damn thing always seems to be facing the wrong direction for me to see the SG scale. haha :D I'm trying a crash at 1.020. It seems a little sweet, but I think that once I carb it up, that might give it a little "zing" to offset the...

So far so good... This photo is four days in to fermentation. I used four drops of ferm-cap at a temperature of 55 degrees. My yeast was a couple of months old so I'm not sure if that would factor in too much, but as of now no need for the blow off tube. I just checked the gravity because...

Holy moly! I just finished re-reading this sticky. I first read it back in 2009 and I was even surprised to see a couple of comments of my own that I had forgotten about. I took last year off from cider because Michigan's crop was killed by the drought and a late frost. Juice was going to...

Btw, this grain has been sold. Not that you'd probably want it after a year and a half. haha

Well, although I may not post much, I keep my ears open. And yes, I do. ORD 27176

Well, I saw a trader Joe's fearless flyer ad from February, but I haven't been there to check it out whether they still have it. http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=424 I haven't done much searching though as of yet.

Do you use the concentrate? If so, how much do you usually use for a 5 gal batch? I see that 16 oz and 32 oz bottles can be had.

I went a little too crazy when I last visited Mid-Country Malt. I've decided to sell off half of what I bought. 27.5# of Thomas Faucet & Sons Fawcett Maris Otter (2.3-3.0°L) 27.5# of Best Malz Pale Wheat (1.5-2.5°L) 27.5# of Malteries Franco-Belges Pilsen (1.6-1.8°L) 25# of Great...

Crap. My girlfriend just got back from Michigan with 5 freshly filled gallons of cider. Unfortunately, it has been UV filtered, but worse yet it has 0.1% potassium sorbate added. Am I screwed? Will this just kill the yeast that I put in? Not that drinking 5 gal of fresh cider is...

Hey there, I'm also a first time cider guy... I'm gonna get 5 gallons of unpasturized cider in a couple days from Michigan. I think that I'll just try the S04 with honey as that seemed to work well for you. I read through this entire thread (phew!) and I just wanted to see if I got something...