Chap
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Brewed a 5 gal batch on 4/19, tried it yesterday, still pretty tart w/ a huge alcohol bite. Going to let it age for another month and then try it again. I do like the sample better than the Apfelwein I have aging.
Im really new. The closer to 1.000 the drier it will be ?
be werry, werry careful with the orange zest, a little goes a long way...just sayin.
Batch size question:
I have to make a 4 gallon batch because I only have a 5 gallon carboy free. Can I simply omit 1 gallon of apple juice and brew the rest of the recipe in the same way, or should I scale the entire recipe down to 4 gallons?
Also, is their a consensus on the best yeast to use? I was planning Saffale US-05. I'd like it to ferment not too dry, and thought that would be best.
Finally, is there a preferred hop variety for this recipe? I have very little brew experience, and therefore I don't have a particular favorite, or even a good idea of what they all taste like.
Thanks!
S05 is fine and scale it down to 4 gallons.
You don't need Beersmith to scale the recipe for you.
You're good enough, you're smart enough, and dog gone it, people like you!
Divide ingredient quantities by 5 and multiply by 4. Scaled!!
onipar said:Batch size question:
I have to make a 4 gallon batch because I only have a 5 gallon carboy free. Can I simply omit 1 gallon of apple juice and brew the rest of the recipe in the same way, or should I scale the entire recipe down to 4 gallons?
Also, is their a consensus on the best yeast to use? I was planning Saffale US-05. I'd like it to ferment not too dry, and thought that would be best.
Finally, is there a preferred hop variety for this recipe? I have very little brew experience, and therefore I don't have a particular favorite, or even a good idea of what they all taste like.
Thanks!
if you have a blowoff rig (initially) vs. an air lock, you can do a 5 gal batch in a 5 gal carboy. when fermentation calms down, switch to the airlock and you'll be fine, if you want.
this recipe its very fool proof if you are clean and sanitary. I've done 4 batches, three of them just from dumping juice on top of a gallon our so of an ale that just finished fermenting (with it's respective yeast cake). like magic every time.
Thanks! I'm also thinking about putting 4 gallons in the carboy, and the other gallon in a 2 gallon bucket I have.
That can be fun, i like to do that with batches, and then do little experiments, dry hopping or different yeast strains, things like that. Just gotta remember which is which when you bottle it all
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