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The purpose of this experiment was to determine if there were White Labs yeast strains that produced apple ciders that a majority of consumers would prefer over the usually recommended WLP775 English Cider strain.
Single-infusion mash around 153°F (67°C). Conduct a 60-minute boil, following the hop addition schedule as noted in the ingredients.
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Mash crushed grains at 150°F (66°C) for 60 minutes, mash out at 168°F (76°C) for 10 minutes, and sparge gently to collect 7.5 gal. (28.4 L) of sweet wort. Boil 60 minutes with Northern Brewer hops, adding 1 oz. HBC…
Mix Go-Ferm into 8 oz. (240 mL) of 110°F (43°C) water. Let temperature fall to 104°F (40°C) or lower, add yeast, and stir gently. Allow to sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, mix honey with enough hot water to liquify it…
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Use the citrus peel you prefer: half an orange or lemon, a whole tangerine, a quarter of a grapefruit, etc. Just use the outer colored part; remove the white inner pith, which can be very bitter. Please choose organic citrus. The peel will boil and soak in your beverage for some time, and it’s difficult to completely clean pesticide residues from the peel.
Fear not if you have no “warm fountains” as Digbie suggests—filtered tap or spring water will do just fine.
Variations of this recipe offered below.
Mash grains (and, optionally, rice hulls) at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes. Lauter and sparge at 168°F (76°C) to collect approximately 6 gal. (22.7 L) of sweet wort. Boil 60 minutes, adding kettle hops and Whirlfloc at the indicated times.…
Ferment apple and honey must at 20°C (68°F) for three weeks, with staggered nutrient addition for the first three days with DAP only. When complete, press apples and move to secondary on top of vanilla beans and medium-toast French oak.…
Rehydrate S-04 in 12.5 g Go-Ferm. Dissolve honey in water and ferment at 65°F (18°C). Degas once a day for one week. Add 2.4 g Fermaid K and 4.5 g DAP on days 1, 2, and 3. Add 2.3…
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