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Author:

Genus Brewing

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/13/2016 9:39 PM

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Author:

Ozarks Mountain Brewery

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/4/2014 4:33 AM

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Author:

chrisvdp

Boil Size: 21.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/28/2014 8:50 PM

Notes: dry hopped for four with one ounce of Motueka into 1/3 of the keg (the initial dry hopping had fallen out) and bottled for competition. Judges notes were that the balance was too bitter and to increase the malt. I would probably lower the 60 minute additions if brewed again to provide focus to the flavour and nose.

Author:

Nebula Brewing

Boil Size: 7.8 Gallons

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 76

Mash Thickness: 1.24

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 12.82 psi

Creation Date: 12/24/2020 1:08 AM

Notes: Water built up from RO water and used Bru'n Water.
Water chemistry is
CA: 127, MG: 13, Na: 24, S04: 126, CL: 197, HCO: 16

Day 5 hops were added four days into fermentation and left in the fermenter until keg day.

Day 7 hops were added into the keg.

Yeast: 3rd generation LA1318 1L yeast starter.

Author:

recreation brewery

Boil Size: 29 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/5/2012 12:08 AM

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Author:

FourStringer_Homebrew

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/5/2016 12:52 AM

Notes: After primary fermentation is done, add dryhops and dried hibiscus for 3-5 days.

Author:

Custom Brewery

Boil Size: 48 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 13 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/27/2015 11:36 PM

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Author:

Ralph

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/9/2012 5:50 PM

Notes:

Author:

Brewing Bard

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/20/2011 2:15 AM

Notes: This needs to age for close to a year due to the large amount of honey that's been added. The honey adds a "hot" flavor and the time in the bottle or keg or secondary will allow it to mellow and mingle.

Author:

Mica_Stro

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/9/2016 11:12 AM

Notes:

Author:

jbedell2

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.019

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/15/2015 2:12 PM

Notes: Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Red Star Montrachet
Yeast Starter: Nope
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: Nope
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.066
Final Gravity: 0.998
Boiling Time (Minutes): None
Color: Champagne
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): At least 6 weeks at 74 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None

Apfelwein (German Hard Cider)

This took 1st Place at the 2007 Alamo City Cerveza Fest BJCP sanctioned competition for the Cider and Apple Wine Category and 2nd Place for Best of Show for Meads & Ciders!

Ingredients

5 Gallons 100% Apple Juice (No preservatives or additives) I use Tree Top Apple Juice
2 pounds of dextrose (corn sugar) in one pound bags
1 five gram packet of Montrachet Wine Yeast

Equipment

5 Gallon Carboy (I use a Better Bottle)
Carboy Cap or Stopper with Airlock
Funnel

First sanitize the carboy, airlock, funnel, stopper or carboy cap.
Open one gallon bottle of apple juice and pour half of it into the carboy using the funnel.
Open one bag of Dextrose and carefully add it to the now half full bottle of apple juice. Shake well.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3, then go to step 5.
Pour in the mixture of Apple Juice and Dextrose from both bottles into the carboy.
Add all but 1 quart of remaining 3 gallons of apple juice to the carboy.
Open the packet of Montrachet Yeast and pour it into the neck of the funnel.
Use the remaining quart of juice to wash down any yeast that sticks. I am able to fit all but 3 ounces of apple juice into a 5 gallon Better Bottle. You may need to be patient to let the foam die down from all shaking and pouring.
Put your stopper or carboy cap on with an airlock and fill the airlock with cheap vodka. No bacteria will live in vodka and if you get suckback, you just boosted the abv.

There’s no need to worry about filling up a carboy so full when you use Montrachet wine yeast. There is no Kreuzen, just a thin layer of bubbles (
). I'm able to fit all but 4 oz. of my five gallons in the bottle. Ferment at room temperature.

It will become cloudy in a couple of days and remain so for a few weeks. In the 4th week, the yeast will begin to drop out and it will become clear. After at least 4 weeks, you can keg or bottle, but it is ok to leave it in the carboy for another month or so. Racking to a secondary is not necessary. It ferments out very dry (less than 0.999, see here)

If you want to bottle and carbonate, ¾ cup of corn sugar will work fine. Use as you would carbonate a batch of beer.

Remember to reserve judgment till after 3 glasses. It grows on you.

GENERAL QUESTIONS
compiled by Dammed Squirrels from the first 37 pages of this thread. Thanks DS!

How does it taste?
It ferments quite dry. Some people have tried different yeasts in order to achieve a sweeter taste. It may take you a few glasses to get a feel for the flavor. It is very reminiscent of a sort of apfelwein produced locally in Germany. There really is no comparable product in the United States. It's drier and less sweet than commercial hard ciders.

What is the difference between Apfelwein and hard cider?
EdWort says, “Most ciders are a bit sweeter. Ciders and Apfelwein are about 6% abv, but I like the little boost I give it with 2 pounds of Dextrose. It adds no body or flavor and still tastes like Possmann's Apfelwein, only it will kick your butt much quicker.”

Is this like Apfelmost / Apfel Korn?
No. Apfel Korn is a german liqeur made from wheat spirits. Apfelmost is spontaneously fermented with fresh-pressed apples or apple juice. It is probably similar, but the results may vary as a result of the spontaneous fermentation. Either way, Apfelmost is most certainly has a lower alcohol content since the initial gravity is not increased by the use of concentrate or corn sugar.

What’s the difference between apple juice and cider?
Cider is made by pressing apples. Juice is then filtered to remove all of the stuff that makes it cloudy.

Can I use apple cider instead?
Sure! You can use whatever you want. However, there is not enough information in this thread to give you any better details as to how it will turn out. I recommend starting a new thread or ask more experienced cider-makers.

What kind of Apple Juice should I use?
Ideally, you want to use 100% natural apple juice with no preservatives. The only acceptable preservative is ascorbic acid, which is a source of vitamin C and does not affect fermentation. Pasteurized juice is preferred, since it will have less bacteria.

How much will this recipe cost me?
5 gallons of Apfelwein can be made for between 20 and 25 dollars.

What else can you do with this recipe?
EdWort says, "this makes a great Grog in the winter time. Take a quart in a sauce pan, add some rum, turbinado sugar, and float a cinnamon stick in it and simmer for a while. Serve hot in mugs. It'll warm you right up."

GENERAL WARNINGS

Excessive consumption of Apfelwein WILL get you drunk at warp speed.

Drink a quart of water and take 3 aspirin before going to sleep tol help reduce the effects of excessive Apfelwein consumption as well as the urge to call EdWort a M'F**kR! [IMG]/images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/IMG]

Author:

Boil Size: 13 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.165

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/14/2016 4:28 PM

Notes:

Author:

DrPaulsen

Boil Size: 8.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 2.0

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/1/2013 6:55 AM

Notes: Won a gold medal at the 2011 Thirsty Classic.

http://www.thirstyhomebrew.org/filemgmt_data/files/2011%20THIRSTY%20Classic%20winners.htm

If using lager yeast, pitch 1,000B yeast cells (Brewer's Friend calculator), this is 500gm of very thick slurry.

Start Vol = 8.4 gal (68F), 8.75 gal (212F)
Finish Vol = 6.5 gal (68F), 6.77 gal (212F)
(Volume into Fermentor = 6 gal)

Author:

octopussy

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.098

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/17/2015 6:10 PM

Notes: elderberries

Author:

Pmoney

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.1

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/7/2017 2:30 AM

Notes:

Author:

FLIPADELPHIA

Boil Size: 4.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: Kegging

Priming Amount: 12 psi

Creation Date: 2/10/2017 8:59 PM

Notes: Used GoodBelly probiotic shot for a lacto starter. Fermented 3 days around 80F.

Author:

proskillz

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/10/2018 7:42 AM

Notes: - Mash and top up water to 6 gallons
- Bring wort to a boil for 5 minutes
- Test acidity to ensure it's under pH of 5, add lactic acid if needed
- Cool wort to 100°F, pitch lacto
- Wrap a heating pad or blanket around the kettle to keep it near 100°F
- When pH is under 3.4 or it tastes good, put the kettle back on the burner and start to boil
- Boil 30 minutes, cool, pitch Weizen yeast
- Put frozen raspberries in a small pot with 8 oz of table sugar
- Heat to 150°F, mix and smash the berries
- Cool mixture and add to fermentor

Author:

Postiz

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.9

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/24/2015 9:48 AM

Notes:

Author:

tibiur

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/20/2015 10:25 AM

Notes:

Author:

MrPopo

Boil Size: 16 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: 3.6

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/17/2016 4:19 AM

Notes: 2 x US-05