Made 5 this weekend. Should be ready in time for my Christmas nap...
9577+5 = 9582
So this is almost 10,000 gallons. Let's put this in perspective:
That's enough Apfelwein to fill a 12' x 24' swimming pool to a depth of just less than 5'.
Let's assume 1 packet of montrachet per 5 gallons, that's 2,000 packets. At around $0.68 per packet, that's about $1,400 worth of yeast that's been used solely for Apfelwein. Now granted, that's with a little rounding up, and assuming everyone used montrachet, which we know isn't the case, but I think we all know that not everyone who has made a batch has accounted for it on here. We're bound to be over 10K gallons by now. I think the folks at Red Star owe Ed a finders fee or something.
...raise your hand if you're bored at work...