Apfelwein, what's the draw?

[thataintchicken]

Apfelwein is a gift.
It could be a really creepy fuzzy sweater from aunt Gertrude...or a well thought out card from the hottie brunette you swore didn't like you....

Apfelewin... kegged, with spices will warm your winter night.
Apfelwein, chilled will make your summer day mowing the lawn a majestic experience. I mowed the LAWN!

Apple Juice. Yeast. Time.

Freaking Magic.

Magic that might make encourage you to run with scissors.. but magic nonetheless.

 

[SmugMug]

Made 2 gallons of it this past weekend to be ready by Christmas. Not planning on carbing it since most of my family prefers it that way. Took a whopping 10 min to do both. Both are going absolutely crazy right now. I'm actually scared that I may come home to a mess in the closet.

SOOOOO easy

 

[eelpout]

I'm basically just asking, what is the draw to Apfelwein, and why is it so common amongst HBs?

Well, my draw to it is that it was the first stuff I ever made.
When I was about 8 or 9 the neighbor kid showed me what he was makin in the back barn with his dad.
The next day I kyped one of ma's crocks, a jug of juice and some bread yeast and hid it in my closet.
I dont even remember if it was good or crap, but that pretty much started me down the fermenting road.

 

[SmugMug]

Well, my draw to it is that it was the first stuff I ever made.
When I was about 8 or 9 the neighbor kid showed me what he was makin in the back barn with his dad.
The next day I kyped one of ma's crocks, a jug of juice and some bread yeast and hid it in my closet.
I dont even remember if it was good or crap, but that pretty much started me down the fermenting road.

I'm calling the authorities.

 

[no1likesme]

/cracks a bottle

 

[RayInUT]

I might have to make a batch. The last time i made it, I really didn't care for it but maybe if it aged for a while...

 

[beerocd]

It's good to serve your non-beer drinkers. For some reason it's appealing to females who don't like real beer.

-OCD

 

[SmugMug]

What's everyone's opinion on how to bottle apfelwein? Do you like to simply transfer to a similar sized bottle it fermented in? Use smaller individual bottles? Do you carb yours? I've been playing around with a few ideas for my latest batches. I only use the large CR bottles since I prefer to leave my fermenters for beer and I usually only make 2 gallons at a time. I'm thinking about carbing one and not carbing the other and just transferring each to another CR bottle. Opinions? Thoughts?