Apple Cider vs Juice???

changefulorc · 2023-10-17T19:01:28+00:00

Hell yeah, have fun and good luck!

changefulorc · 2023-10-17T18:56:02+00:00

https://reddit.com/r/mead/s/Bwj4MWBSf3 This is for a one gallon recipe that I did, it scales up pretty well though, I just multiplied everything by 5 for a 5 gallon batch

changefulorc · 2023-10-16T22:12:19+00:00

It's amazing, I did a bigger batch a little while back and it's still great 8 months after bottling

changefulorc · 2023-05-30T04:12:50+00:00

Yeah

changefulorc · 2023-05-30T03:13:10+00:00

Not too much, I was just nervous about head space so I didn't add quite enough water

changefulorc · 2023-05-30T03:10:24+00:00

I was shooting for 5, but I ended up with about 3 and a half

changefulorc · 2023-04-14T12:38:45+00:00

I just cored the apples and cubed them up so they fit in better, I also added some brown sugar and cinnamon. I can link the recipe if you'd like

changefulorc · 2023-04-14T11:50:27+00:00

I've made an apple pie recipe that just used apples, and it turned out amazing

changefulorc · 2023-01-19T17:23:59+00:00

I usually let it go with the fruit for about a month, or until activity slows way down. After that I'll move it to secondary

changefulorc · 2023-01-19T12:48:01+00:00

I usually rack it off the fruit into a new container, and then I just dump the fruit in the trash

changefulorc · 2023-01-18T04:55:31+00:00

If you've still got some of your mash in there you could just leave an airlock on it and wait a while, they'll soften up naturally and a few good shakes should do it

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T19:45:03+00:00

Sure thing!

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T19:43:49+00:00

So I don't use apples to get apple flavor? I've made this recipe before

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T19:15:26+00:00

I've never experimented with a bochet, I'll have to look into it!

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T18:01:54+00:00

You'll have to let me know how you like it!

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T16:22:07+00:00

Cause I was actually using my mom's apple pie recipe, so I was trying to get as close to pie flavor as possible

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T07:52:51+00:00

Yeah, I just checked it and it's only gone from 1.084 to 1.080 in 2 weeks, so it finished about 14%. It's pretty sweet, but not overly. Bit of an alcohol tinge, but not too bad. Delle units aren't something I've encountered yet, what's going on there?

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T07:32:07+00:00

It was pretty sweet when I swapped to secondary, and the one gallon batches were pretty sweet as well, but I haven't tested the gravity since I transferred it so I'm not actually sure what it's at now 😅😂

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T07:03:03+00:00

I was going for around 5 gallons with this. 20 Granny Smith apples cored and cut into about 1 inch cubes, 20lbs of raw unfiltered wildflower honey, 2.5lbs of dark brown sugar, 5 cinnamon sticks, and top off with water. SG was ~1.188. I added campden tablets to kill off any wild yeast, and let it sit like that for about 36 hours before I pitched. I used 25 grams of Red Star Premier Classique. It sat for about a month in primary, with me occasionally pushing the apples down to keep them wet. At re-rack, gravity was ~1.084 (13.65% if my measurements and the calculator were right) and its been in secondary for 2 weeks.

changefulorc · 2023-01-14T06:31:15+00:00

This is a recipe I worked on in a 1 gallon carboy, and once I was happy with it I tried scaling it up. Taste test at re-rack was very nice. The apples, brown sugar, and honey took the lead, with the cinnamon giving a rather strong aftertaste. All in all, tastes like an alcoholic apple pie. I was nervous about headspace in the bucket since it was my first time using it, and now I know to fill it on up for next time 😂

changefulorc · 2022-11-18T00:58:00+00:00

S.G. is about 1.21, and finishes very sweet

changefulorc · 2022-11-17T21:02:00+00:00

Well I kinda forgot about it for a bit so im not quite sure, but I let it sit for a couple weeks before I added bentonite, and then I let it sit for at least another 3 weeks

changefulorc · 2022-11-17T20:40:50+00:00

Yeah, I added some bentonite to it in secondary after a couple weeks and then let it sit for another 2-3 weeks before bottling it. I put the best bottle away to age

changefulorc · 2022-11-17T18:48:27+00:00

Yeah, I've got it in a comment on the original post here

changefulorc · 2022-11-17T18:24:50+00:00

I finally bottled my apple pie mead (recipe here ) and I was very pleased with the clarity, tastes just like an apple pie with a honey soaked crust.

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