Man, I love Apfelwein

[AnotherFinch]

Hey EdWort, it was your YouTube video showing your Apfelwein fermenting that led me to this thread and got me signed up on the forums.

You're the reason the greatest things to happen to these forums has arrived. Go gloat.

 

[EdWort]

Hey EdWort, it was your YouTube video showing your Apfelwein fermenting that led me to this thread and got me signed up on the forums.

That's cool! Thanks.

Welcome to HBT!

 

[AnonyBrew]

Cool, thanks I'm looking forward to tasting it.





Where do those smells come from? I've made a Mr. Beer batch and I have a 5 gallon bucket going right now and have never experienced anything other than a slight apple smell and sometimes not even that.

How about taking it to a friend or neighbor's to finish fermenting indoors.

 

[AnotherFinch]

I'm using Lalvin EC-1118 wine yeast on my batch. Anyone know how dry it'll turn out, or if it'll have a strong yeasty taste?

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

1118 is usually fairly clean and finishes very dry.

 

[AnotherFinch]

Congrats! Costco has TreeTop for $5.99 for two gallons.

Man, screw Wal-Mart... from now on I'm just gonna pop down to CostCo.

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[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Gonna have to check out costco again myself.

 

[skou]

Well, I've got my buyer looking for more Simply Apple! It comes out cloudy, but tastes AWESOME!

steve

 

[hellbender]

I am a rank beginner when it comes to brewing. I have 4 batches of beer under my belt now and thought I would give the Apfelwein a try.

I mixed up a batch in strict accordance with Ed's recipe on April 2. After 24 hours the fermentation was underway. As of this morning the batch is cloudy, the airlock is bubbling merrily along and I observe a 1/2" ring along the sides of small bubbles as well as some small bubbles rising through the center. I am maintaining the tem,perature at about 68 F.

I used Krkland brand apple juice available in 1 gallon jugs at the local Costco. This is pure, pasteurized apple juice with no additives or preservatives. Everything appears to be coming along just fine.

Thanks Ed for the recipe and encouragement. I am of German ancestry and have a few German friends that I would love to try this on.

 

[livewir]

Started my fermentation on the 1st and wooboy! The Rhino farts are in full effect this morning. I put the carboy in a bathroom and put the exhaust fan on. SWMBO was less than pleased.....

 

[AnotherFinch]

Mine started kicking off into full swing less than twelve hours after pitching it, and now tht thing's bubbling pretty steadily. I can't wait to see the results.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Just for peoples info. Ascorbic acid aka Vitamin C is often added as an antioxidant and is harmless. So using juice with it as an ingredient is OK.

 

[BigKahuna]

Just for peoples info. Ascorbic acid aka Vitamin C is often added as an antioxidant and is harmless. So using juice with it as an ingredient is OK.

+ it makes Apfelwein a good choice if you're getting a cold??

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

+ it makes Apfelwein a good choice if you're getting a cold??

And reduces bad cholesterol!

 

[Guinness71]

Just bottled 5 gals of it - 4.5 carbed and .5 still - the still tasted great!

Workin on another 5 gal tomorrow..

 

[BigKahuna]

Ya..well... That is the million dollar question isn't it.
I'll say for sure that a teaspoon in a 12 oz bottle is TOO MUCH, (For Me) but a tea spoon in a 750 ml wine bottle....better but not enough.

I am glad I took my own advice and started small, and did a few variants at bottling. I've made a dessert sweet Apfelwein. It would be good carbed, but I forgot to sweeten any that I carbed. This seems odd to me, but after a month, the 1 tbs in a 750 bottle is about twice as sweet as I'd like. I have more going, and this is not bad by any means. I will enjoy trying again! And will do some of the carbed verity.

 

[EricK The Red]

I just bottled my 3 gallon Nottingham batch using 3oz of corn sugar in the bottling bucket. I set aside about 1/4 of a wine glass full and sampled it chilled. Nice stuff!!!

Tastes almost like a young pino grigio.

 

[Air Pirate]

i changed the recipe just a tad and added maple syurp insead and used wyeast scottish ale (unintentionally) but dood, lyk 4 realzeez yo.... this stuff rawks

\m/ (*-*) \m/

:cross: :cross:

Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

 

[tmoney1224]

I'm sure you've heard it a hundred times, but thanks so much for this recipe.

Just got my first batch through the 3 weeks of bottles carbing and started drinking it this last weekend. My husband likes it so much he is letting me get an extra carboy so I can always have some going, and my parents want me to bring some to our next big family get together.

I couldn't be prouder, thanks again.

 

[Tokyo Brewnewb]

I would just like to say that breaking out a few bottles of carbed applewein this past weekend went a long way toward mending things with the in-laws. Cheers!

 

[Richard]

Can I use flip-top bottles instead of wine bottles?

 

[EdWort]

Can I use flip-top bottles instead of wine bottles?

You Betcha!

 

[Richard]

Sweet. That saves me buying wine bottles.

 

[downreactor]

I just got my first bubble! I'm so proud. I am starting with apfelwein because I do not have all the equipment I need to brew beer yet. Should be ready just in time for out vacation to Lake Powell.

 

[Richard]

You Betcha!

Are clear bottles a no-no?

 

[jtvinny]

To the best of my knowledge- you don't have to worry about clear because there are no hops involved. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong

 

[EdWort]

cjtvinny is right, clear bottles are OK.

 

[hellbender]

Fermentation started within the first 24 hours. Been fermenting a week now. Amazing how conmsistent the activity has been. And yet, after only a week I believe I detect a bit of a slow down.

Ed: At 68-70F how long would you expect active fermentation to take? Can you tell I am getting anxious to try this out? After reading recent posts I think this stuff might cure cancer, establish world peace and grow hair!

 

[Richard]

cjtvinny is right, clear bottles are OK.

What is the correct way to pronounce "Apfelwein"?

Do you prefer to drink it chilled or warm?

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

What is the correct way to pronounce "Apfelwein"?

Drunkenly, while wearing lederhosen .

Sorry, couldn't resist.