Fall Cider
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Servings: 1
Categories:
Alcoholic Beverages
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Brewing
Ingredients:
Ingredients (for 6 gallons):
6.00 ea Gallons fresh apple cider
-(no preservatives)
3.00 ts Acid blend
1.00 ts Yeast nutrient
2.50 ts Pectic enzyme
1.00 c Dextrose (corn sugar)
1.25 ts Sulfite crystals (potassium
-metabisulphite)
2.00 pk Dried yeast (Edme) Directions:
Procedure:
Mix all ingredients except the yeast into the primary, cover and
let stand for 24 hours to dissipate SO2 from sulfite. Hydrate yeast
in 1 cup water at 95-104 degrees for 5-10 minutes and then pitch into
cider with vigorous stirring to aerate. Primary ferment for 5
days. Secondary ferment for 3 weeks. Prime and bottle as usual.
Comments:
This stuff is peaking after 3 months in the bottle, IMHO.
Specifics:
Original Gravity: 1.055
Primary Ferment: 5 days
Secondary Ferment: 3 weeks
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