efreem01
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Thought ahead. I bought three packets of Montrachet from AHS and have 5lbs of Dextrose on hand. Looks like i may be buying a new primary and zoning it for apfelwein-only usage.
efreem01 said:Thought ahead. I bought three packets of Montrachet from AHS and have 5lbs of Dextrose on hand. Looks like i may be buying a new primary and zoning it for apfelwein-only usage.
phooka said:I did just that. I bought a couple of better bottles for the continuing production of the Apfelwein. I need to get a large mouth funnel or something though for the larger bags of dextrose.
BlindLemonLars said:Uhhh...interesting looking porcelain "fermenter" at the right of the frame.
Jetsers said:I think its going to be hard to keep production up to the level of their drinking.
Hopleaf said:here's my thanksgiving experiment:
4 gallon tree top
1 gallon cranberry cocktail
2 Tbsp blackstrap molasses
1 lb Clover honey
1 lb demerara sugar
Wyeast Sweet Mead 3766
nutrient & enegizer
1 cup raisens & 1 cup craisens after primary ferm has subsided
I tasted it and was pretty good.. I prolly would do 3 gallon tree top 2 gallon cocktail next time. I originally was going to do 1 gallon pure cranberry but chickened out and thought it would be too tart.
Schlenkerla said:The raisens weren't a problem?
If so, that's Good... In my Cider book they suggest using raisens for a yeast pitching. The thought being that the raisens carry the natural wild yeasts.
You add them for natural ferments.
Mutilated1 said:Ok I think I'm going to give this recipe a try. I'm going to follow EdWort's recipe, only I'm going to cut back to 1# of sugar instead of 2#, my friends and family won't appreciate it if its overstrong.
Beerrific said:I had my batch (only one so far) fermenting at 70F and noticed it took almost 3 weeks to get down to 1.01ish and was very cloudy. Within the next week and a half it dropped to right around 1.000 (maybe less) and cleared up nicely.
CatchinZs said:Anyone use Motts apple juice.
I'm christening my first carboy with a batch of Apfelwein but I don't have a wine theft to a sample for a gravity check. I didn't think of that until I had it all in the carboy.
I just need a rough idea of OG so I don't bottle to soon.
I used Motts because they don't carry Tree Topp where I am.CatchinZs said:Anyone use Motts apple juice.
I'm christening my first carboy with a batch of Apfelwein but I don't have a wine theft to a sample for a gravity check. I didn't think of that until I had it all in the carboy.
I just need a rough idea of OG so I don't bottle to soon.
Mutilated1 said:Ok I got mine going. I used "Sam's Choice" Apple Juice from Wall-Mart, 6 bottles @ $1.96 ea put me right at 5 gallons.
BlindLemonLars said:So today marks four weeks and one day since I made my initial 2 gallon batch. While it's cleared a lot, it's nowhere as clear as the original juice. Ed, I seem to remember a picture of a glass of Apfelwein on top of your kegerator, and if memory serves it was crystal clear and a little lighter in shade than straight apple juice.
Should I prime and bottle, or wait a week or two longer?
Batch #2 (5 gallon!) has been going a week now, still bubbling strong! Once it's done, I expect I'll keg & force carb and serve from a picnic tap in the garage brew-fridge.
Shakz said:Ditto I used 8 96oz bottles to fill mine though
If I like it I will be using Carboyzilla 13.5 Gallons or 18 bottles fer the next batch :rockin:
Wrey said:So I just made my first batch of apfelwein. I made the excuse to buy a new carboy and once I got all the stuff in there I realzed I didn't have anyway to take a SG reading since I didn't have a theif and I couldn't get the hydrometer out if I just dropped it in there.
So my question is if I followed the recipe exactly what will the OG be and what should the FG be?
djhead said:Just so I dont have to browse 100+ pages, it does prime in a normal beer bottle right?
Mutilated1 said:Hey guys, I saved the bottles that my Apple Juice came in. I was wondering if the plastic bottles would be ok for bottling the Apfelwein when its finished ?
Just a 96 oz plastic bottle with a screw top.
I was thinking about doing this with my whole batch since I'm probably not going to carbonate. It would save a little time, and make a very easy bottling day. Let us know how it turns out.Mutilated1 said:Hey guys, I saved the bottles that my Apple Juice came in. I was wondering if the plastic bottles would be ok for bottling the Apfelwein when its finished ?
Just a 96 oz plastic bottle with a screw top.
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