Our raspberry experiments are proving to be wildly succesful. Our first batch of raspberry racked cider, made with a wine yeast none-the-less, is all gone because it just tasted so damn delicious. It also made pretty pictures. We’re working on four gallons, but made with Nottingham Ale Yeast. Raspberries were boiled (12 oz. of raspberries… Continue reading Apfelwein Batch #1 Racked on Raspberries
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Apfelwein Batch #3
October 14 was a cider day. Leo came over with six gallons of apple juice. We got our measurements ready, realized that we didn’t have the needed two pounds of corn sugar and made up the extra six ounces with brown sugar. We boiled the brown and corn sugar and added them to the bucket.… Continue reading Apfelwein Batch #3
Apfelwein Batch #3C
We did two things on October 14, 2011. We made a 5-gallon batch of Apfelwein with ale yeast (Nottingham) and we made a 1-gallon batch of Apfelwein with ale yeast in a carboy, exclusively with brown sugar. The 5-gallon batch was mixed with a majority corn sugar and a little brown sugar to finish out… Continue reading Apfelwein Batch #3C
Red Belgian # 1 (I Think We’re Screwed)
Not to say that we’re totally screwed, but, we may very well be. You see, it was a long night of brewing, marked by blunders. It started with a good dinner — vegetarian red curry. It was good. We started brewing by boiling 3.5 gallons (we thought it was only 3.) We boiled it all in the… Continue reading Red Belgian # 1 (I Think We’re Screwed)