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Yeast notes: Starter created from yeast dregs of several bottles of spontaneously fermented Belgian wild ales and pitched into this 5 gallons batch when approximately 1 quart of yeast cake starter had propagated. Alternative approximation to this methodology would be…
Mash in with 175-180º F water for single-step infusion mash at 150º F for 90 min. Lauter with 180º F strike water for transfer to kettle. Boiled 90 minutes. Primary fermentation: 7 days at 63º F. Secondary: 7…
Water treatment: Heat 5 gallons distilled water at 150° F. Add 1 Campden Tablet/Potassium Metabisulfite and dissolve thoroughly. Continue and reduce boil. Add 12 lbs Fireweed Honey at 100° F. Dissolve thoroughly. Then, remove from heat and add yeast and…
Mix honey well in water, add the whole fruit in a fruit bag. Add rehydrated yeast and aerate. Add Fermaid-O per TONSA 2.0 schedule. When fermentation complete, clarify then rack into the secondary. Bottle when clear.
Primary ferment for 10 days (when 65% fermentation is complete). Transfer to secondary. Allow to finish fermentation completely. Add K-meta and K-sorbate to stabilize. Freeze concentrate 1 gal. of same cider to approximately ½ gal. and back sweeten to taste.…
Add 2 campden tablets to the fresh juice and let sit over night. Add sugar, raisins, yeast and yeast nutrient. Ferment at basement temperatures until done. Back sweeten with apple juice to taste. Add sorbate to stabilize. Clarify and transfer to…
Target Water Profile: Calcium 66ppm Magnesium 21ppm Sulfate 90ppm Sodium 4ppm Chloride 102ppm Bicarbonate 27ppm Saccharification rest at 151° F for 1 hour. Continuous vorlauf for 15 minutes. Boil for 60 minutes.…
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