Apfelwein is awesome!

[spriggan486]

Just tried my my apfelwein for the first time. It rocks!

Thanks Edwort!

 

[SSRider]

How old is it. Mine will be a month in a few days. I am very impatient when it comes to aging my brews and I am having a really hard time not sticking the thief in there and snagging a bit.

 

[spriggan486]

mine is a month. ill admit, it doesnt taste like i pictured it, but it is still really good. I am impatient as well, so as soon as i hit the 4 week mark, i moved it to bottles, i imagine that it'll get better as it ages

 

[RedOctober]

Just tried my my apfelwein for the first time. It rocks!

Thanks Edwort!

Bro, I'm drinkin it now!
And, about 45 minutes ago I was filling those 1 liter ez cap bottles for stocking stuffers. I made a cute label too..one sec here it is.

But, after drinking it today, I'm thinkin I'll just hold on to those bottles!

 

[spriggan486]

Nice label! I had a buzz after 1 glass! definitely stronger than I expected! Im gonna need some asprine tomorrow morning.

 

[brandona33]

on my 3rd batch now. took advice and brewed 2 batches at once. got impatient with the 1st and drank it a bit green...but the 2nd was GREAT after letting it sit awhile...awesome stuff

 

[EdWort]

Don't forget the general warnings on Apfelwein!!!

GENERAL WARNINGS

Excessive consumption of Apfelwein WILL get you drunk at warp speed.

Drink a quart of water and take 3 aspirin before going to sleep tol help reduce the effects of excessive Apfelwein consumption as well as the urge to call EdWort a M'F**kR the next morning!

 

[Gonefishing]

I had the first taste of mine last evening...just a tiny sip. I thought it was pretty good stuff for just a month and a day old. My wife liked it too.... and she's the family wine drinker so that's gonna work out well.

 

[njnear76]

The trick is to keep making it until you start drinking 6+ month old batches. I'm currently drinking the batch I started on the 4th of July. Heh.

 

[Duckfoot]

Don't forget the general warnings on Apfelwein!!!

Or you could end up like this : I don't blame EdWort...

 

[HoppyDaze]

I just made my first batch of Apfelwein and I airlocked it before I moved it to the fermentation closet. Some vodka from the air lock looked like it got into the fermenter. Is this gonna cause a problem?

 

[Jmac00]

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[Duckfoot]

I just made my first batch of Apfelwein and I airlocked it before I moved it to the fermentation closet. Some vodka from the air lock looked like it got into the fermenter. Is this gonna cause a problem?

That poor vodka doesn't stand a chance...

 

[Jaha35]

I see everyone on this forum loves this stuff. My question is this. I was never a big fan of Shandy or Magners when I was in London and the last time I had Cider Jack was quite a few years ago and I only felt so so about it. Knowing this would it be worth it for me to brew a batch of this?

 

[RedOctober]

I see everyone on this forum loves this stuff. My question is this. I was never a big fan of Shandy or Magners when I was in London and the last time I had Cider Jack was quite a few years ago and I only felt so so about it. Knowing this would it be worth it for me to brew a batch of this?

No brewing necessary. This will be the easiest 5 gallon you'll ever do!

Here ya go:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/man-i-love-apfelwein-14860/

 

[Jaha35]

No brewing necessary. This will be the easiest 5 gallon you'll ever do!

Here ya go:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/man-i-love-apfelwein-14860/

Can I use a 6 gal carboy or is less headspace desirable?

 

[njnear76]

Can I use a 6 gal carboy or is less headspace desirable?

Sure. But if I were you, I would just add an extra gallon of apple juice and make 6 gallons worth. Make it easy on yourself and stick with 2 pounds of sugar.

I usually only use a pound of sugar when I make my 3 gallon batches. It has plenty of alcohol at that level.

I think you will like it. It's a very dry wine with a hint of apple sourness after-taste. I prefer to bottle it sparkling at a rate of an ounce of corn sugar per gallon of apfelwein. The carbonation seems to bring out more of the flavors and it also makes it a bit crisp.

 

[Jaha35]

Sure. But if I were you, I would just add an extra gallon of apple juice and make 6 gallons worth. Make it easy on yourself and stick with 2 pounds of sugar.

I usually only use a pound of sugar when I make my 3 gallon batches. It has plenty of alcohol at that level.

I think you will like it. It's a very dry wine with a hint of apple sourness after-taste. I prefer to bottle it sparkling at a rate of an ounce of corn sugar per gallon of apfelwein. The carbonation seems to bring out more of the flavors and it also makes it a bit crisp.

Sounds good. I think i will give it a go when my carboy empties around Christmas. I need to slow some batches down because I can't empty my bottles fast enough haha! this sounds great because it is a longer ferment time and will set me up for some good Feb-March brewing!

 

[njnear76]

Sounds good. I think i will give it a go when my carboy empties around Christmas. I need to slow some batches down because I can't empty my bottles fast enough haha! this sounds great because it is a longer ferment time and will set me up for some good Feb-March brewing!

Heh. I plan on blowing 3 cases of home brew next week: Family, friends, Christmas, entire week off.... I would probably blow more if I was in NJ.

 

[Jaha35]

Heh. I plan on blowing 3 cases of home brew next week: Family, friends, Christmas, entire week off.... I would probably blow more if I was in NJ.

Well I just started up, 3 brews under my belt but none are conditioned yet so I am still emptying commercial bottles and waking up with some serious headaches! Haha. It certainly is fun though.

I have about 100 bottles now (12 pint) and I used about half of them on my first brew. Now I have my Bitter coming up at Christmas and I have just enough. My Altbier is gonna condition for a while so I have time to bottle those. But after that I am gonna slow down and the Apfelwein seems like a good idea because it is a 6 week ferment time.