Cider casserole

[Silver79]

After my previous batch of cider, I had some stuff laying around and I've always wanted to try and re-use yeast. So into the carboy I dumped 2 cans apple cherry frozen juice, 2 cans faj, 1 lb brown sugar, 1 lb dark malt extract. Used 1/2 gal leftover cider and white champagne yeast 1 box kids raisins. 1.030 SG. After primary it was 1.007, secondary about same. Kegged, force carbed. Low ABV, sour cherry nutty taste. Different for sure.

 

[biochemedic]

WTF is faj?

 

[bigplunkett]

WTF is faj?

Frozen apple juice.
Sounds like you made graff, ive done it a few times. Last one was 4 gal of apple guice and a gallon i pulled from the brown ale i was making.

 

[biochemedic]

I've never come across that abbreviation before! Google wasn't any help...

Graff is usually lightly hopped, but yeah, I agree looks kinda like a graff...

 

[Silver79]

Never had a Graff. Don't mind light hops, in a malty beer, but hate IPA's and their unrelenting popularity with a passion. Don't think I'll try adding them to cider any time soon.

 

[biochemedic]

Many of us have used variations of Brandon O's recipe here on HBT:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=117117

The bittering is actually extremely low, something on the order of 10 IBU or so, as I recall. I have to admit I'm a bit of a hophead, and I love bitterness, but actually what I like just as much is the aromas and extra fruity flavors that you can get from dry hopping cider... I do add extra dry hops as well when I do graff, but I keep the IBU's to the recipe above...