Strawberry Cyser

[Poobah58]

Just about to get this one started. A little lite on the honey. Looking for a dry, lite cider.

Strawberry Cyser
3 gallons Apple Cider (Local)
4 lbs Honey, Raspberry
3 lbs Strawberries, Frozen (Pri)
2 lbs Strawberries, Frozen (Sec)
1 oz Meadium Toast Oak Cubes (Day 7)
8 oz Zante Currants
5 gr Lalvin 71B-1122

0.50 tsp Acid Blend (Primary)
3.00 items Campden Tablets (Primary)
1.00 tsp Pectic Enzyme (Primary)
3.00 gm DAP (Primary)
6.00 gm Fermaid-K (Primary)
6.50 gm Go-Ferm (Starter)

OG: 1.084

 

[Poobah58]

Man is this a stink bomb! I had to stir 3-4 times for the last few days and have fed it 3 times!

 

[flyweed]

following this with great interest. Keep us posted as this ferment and aging progresses.

 

[Poobah58]

10/23/09: Add juice, strawberries, honey, acid and campden.
10/24/09: Add pectin. OG = 1.084 (20 Brix)
10/25/09: Inoculation: Added 2.7g Fermaid-K and 2.7g DAP. Aerated and pitched rehydrated yeast w/Go-Ferm.
10/26/09: Smelled sulfur in morning. Stirred and added 1/2 tsp Fermaid-K. Still sulfur at night. Added 1/2 tsp Fermaid-K and 1/2 tsp DAP. pH = 3.45
10/27/09: SG = 1.022 (11 Brix). Slight sulfur, added 1/2 tsp Fermaid-K
10/28/09: SG = 1.012 (9.5Brix). Sulfur dying down.
10/29/09: SG = 0.994 (7 Brix), Added 1/2 oz oak chips (LBHS out of cubes). pH = 3.27
11/12/09: Racked. Added currants.
1/24/10: Racked (7 Brix). Added 2# strawberries. Topped off with apple juice.

 

[Monghetti]

Poobah, how did this recipe turn out? How was the color?

I have a Strawberry Cyser that has been in primary for 1 week. Two gallon batch, approx 4 pounds honey, two pounds of frozen strawberries. OG=1.110. Gravity after 7 days is 1.012. I was expecting a nice red color but it is just the faintest pink. Hydro sample tasted pretty nasty, and not very strawberry flavorful. Will probably add more strawberries to secondary.

 

[Poobah58]

So far so good. It's quite dry. I added more strawberries when I racked the last time. It's still in a carboy. Will keep it there for another 6 months or so. It's still cloudy and yes, pinkish. I need to rack a few more times.

 

[Pivot]

Just about to get this one started. A little lite on the honey. Looking for a dry, lite cider.

Strawberry Cyser
3 gallons Apple Cider (Local)
4 lbs Honey, Raspberry
3 lbs Strawberries, Frozen (Pri)
2 lbs Strawberries, Frozen (Sec)
1 oz Meadium Toast Oak Cubes (Day 7)
8 oz Zante Currants
5 gr Lalvin 71B-1122

0.50 tsp Acid Blend (Primary)
3.00 items Campden Tablets (Primary)
1.00 tsp Pectic Enzyme (Primary)
3.00 gm DAP (Primary)
6.00 gm Fermaid-K (Primary)
6.50 gm Go-Ferm (Starter)

OG: 1.084

how big of a batch is this?

 

[Poobah58]

It's a 3 gallon batch by the time you rack off the fruit.

 

[1Brotherbill]

Just wondering why you used acid blend for this? I didn't think it was necessary for this type of fruit and juice combo.