Anyone ever make this with Nottingham? Wanna try a 5 gal with it since I've got it on hand.
Was going to go with 4 gal AJ and 1 gal black cherry
4 ½ gallons of 100% Musselmans Apple Cider (½ gallon White House apple juice)
¾ gallons of R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry Juice
1lb dark brown organic sugar
1 package of nottingham yeast (make starter 15 min prior to pitching)
1-5 gallon portion of DME at pitch (plus ¼ tsp day 4 & 8)
1-5 gallon portion of Nutrient Enhancer at pitch (plus ¼ tsp day 4 & 8)
1-5 gallon portion of Yeast nutrients at pitch (plus ¼ tsp day 4 & 8)
1 bottle Brewers Best Apple Flavoring
Optional Nustevia Cherry Vanilla extract drops. 6 drops per 12oz bottle.
SG 1.070
FG 1.000
ABV~9.1%
I still bottled some of this and some I bottled with can drops. Both are amazing but I prefer carbonated.
I started a 1 gallon batch of this last friday (3/17/17) using 3 quarts of tree top and 1 quart of the Just Black Cherry. This is my first time ever making cider, so we'll see how it goes.
I was planning on adding a little brown sugar to get the OG up but I was surprised when I checked the gravity of just those two mixed it was already somewhere around 1.060 (I didn't look too closely at it) so I just let it go without adding anything.
Pitched a whole vial of WLP060 and it took almost 24 hours before any noticeable fermentation started, but then it took off. Without a whole lot of headspace in the 1 gallon carboy it pushed quite a bit of gunk out the blowoff tube. Monday I switched over to a regular airlock. It's still bubbling about 3 or 4 bubbles a minute.
I'm looking for a slightly sweet, lightly carb'ed, bottled cider so I'm planning to start checking the gravity once the bubbles slow to about once a minute, aiming to hit about 1.010ish. Then add slightly less priming sugar than I normally would for beer (maybe use honey instead) and letting it bottle carb for a couple days (4 maybe?) then stove top pasteurizing. I will definitely try one before pasteurizing to ensure no gushers and that the carb level is about where I want it.
Anybody see any flaws in my plan? Thanks!
I have a bottle from the original batch in my "cellar". How long ago was that? Wow. I haven't even made a batch in two years!
3 1/2 gallons Tree Top 3 Apple Blend
1/2 gallon R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry Juice
WLP060
It's young now but already delightful. Fruity and slightly sweet. It tastes enough like a jolly rancher to appeal to your sweet tooth; Not so sweet you feel like a girl drink drunk. I'm pleased. If I decide to make this again (and probably will next spring) I think I'll add brown sugar to deepen the color and dry it out a little more.
First Recipe post let me know if I need to change anything up!
PROST!
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Hello new to the site here my name is Mike. I've only made six batches of beer which have been going pretty well for me but I'd like to make a batch of cider for my girlfriend .she picked this one on the list and I'm seeking help.3 1/2 gallons Tree Top 3 Apple Blend
1/2 gallon R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry Juice
WLP060
It's young now but already delightful. Fruity and slightly sweet. It tastes enough like a jolly rancher to appeal to your sweet tooth; Not so sweet you feel like a girl drink drunk. I'm pleased. If I decide to make this again (and probably will next spring) I think I'll add brown sugar to deepen the color and dry it out a little more.
First Recipe post let me know if I need to change anything up!
PROST!
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Hello new to the site here my name is Mike. I've only made six batches of beer which have been going pretty well for me but I'd like to make a batch of cider for my girlfriend .she picked this one on the list and I'm seeking help.
How exactly do I go about making unicorn blood? Is it just like making beer or is there other equipment and procedures that I need to follow? Any and all help will be much appreciated and I eagerly await your reply!
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