planenut
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Ok, My apfelwein is in the primary as of 9/19 @ 6pm.
Do I cover it to keep light out like my beer?
Do I cover it to keep light out like my beer?
Ok, My apfelwein is in the primary as of 9/19 @ 6pm.
Do I cover it to keep light out like my beer?
Thanks 'Truck',
'Boone's Farm' apple wine definately did not taste bad,
especially back then.
But better flavor, and with more alcohol,
thats just what I wanted to know.
Yup, I'll get me 4 new 5 gallon carbouys
and devote them all to apfelwein.
I think I am onto a new thing here.
J. Knife
Maybe it has been discussed, but what about using apple cider insted of the apple juice? It is that time of year that I can get cider easily.
Thanks
jay8s
HA! N00bs dont' have the problem. It's experienced brewers that just can't bring themselves to do something so easy...so they over think the hell out of it that have issues.Thanks Ed for this easy recipe that a noob like me can easily make!
oh and can clear bottles be used? or is that a bad idea??
starting mine tonight. any suggestions for bottling?? I don't have a bunch of beer bottles, cant use wine bottles? I dunno. what are other people using for this? I want to make it carbed, but at the same time I might not for simplicity sake. I might even go half and half on it. I am going to pick up 2 carboys tonight so that I can make two things at once. right now I have a el-cheapo wine kit going (first time)
oh and can clear bottles be used? or is that a bad idea??
This is only my first batch, but here's what I'm planning. Von's has 1-liter Arrowhead sparkling water at 10 for $10. I picked up 20 bottles. Because it's carbonated, you know the bottles can handle the pressure, vs. using water bottles -- some of which seem too thin to hold much pressure. I also liked the shape of these bottles; kind of like a big beer bottle, instead of looking like a soda bottle, though I'm not sure if that reduces the ghetto factor because it doesn't look like a reused soda bottle, or increases the ghetto factor because it almost looks like a 40. I think, as long as I pour it into glasses it reduces it. Between SWMBO and me, we shouldn't have a problem drinking a liter at a time, and if we do, I don't see a problem with capping it and saving it for the next day. Using 1-liters, that's only 18 or so bottles per batch instead of 50 or so with 12oz bottles. The .5 liter bottles look nice too. Almost like a tiny champagne bottle. I've tested the 1 liter bottles to 70psi. Don't want to go much more than that, especially after I realized that the valve stem on my homemade carbonator cap says 60psi max. BTW the homemade carbonator cap is extremely simple to make, and works flawlessly.
It should be simple enough to bottle carb. Just need a bottling bucket and some corn sugar. Dissolve, mix, bottle, wait 3+ weeks.
Clear bottles are fine. They're a problem for beer because of the hops.
made a batch of apfelwein 11 days ago and just sampled some. It has a sour taste to it, is this normal?
made a batch of apfelwein 11 days ago and just sampled some. It has a sour taste to it, is this normal?
this does not bode well for my re-ordering, I've only got one pack left!
Is it necessary to cold crash this before bottling?
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