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Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.106

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

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Priming Method: Dextrose

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Creation Date: 5/1/2014 11:15 PM

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Author:

Thor Wiegman

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

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Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

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Creation Date: 6/24/2011 5:57 PM

Notes: This one I've adjusted so it won't be quite so smoky. I hope.

Author:

jakesnake2384

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.081

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

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Creation Date: 12/17/2014 6:25 AM

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Author:

Houses 3 Brewing

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 3/4 cup

Creation Date: 1/21/2015 3:28 AM

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Author:

Laegrim

Boil Size: 4.7 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 90

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 59 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/12/2020 12:50 AM

Notes: Simple plan for simple stuff:

- Pitch one packet of S-04 into 4 gal of Kirkland brand apple juice @~59f. Keep temperature stable.
- Just after lag phase has ended, mix 1.5-2g Fermaid O into some apple juice, and add with enough juice to top up to 4.7 gal total. This should be on the lower end of the nutrient schedule, hopefully just enough to ward off diacetyl and sulphur.
- Wait until >50% attenuated, and start ramping the temperature a couple of degrees a day to ~68.
- With a couple of points left to go until FG, ~1.007ish, add the dry hops.
- Let dry hop for 4-7 days, cold crashing at FG.
- Rack to serving keg after 24-48 hours at cold crash temperatures.
- Let condition in the fridge, hopefully drink young.

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10/16/20:

Racked after cold crash w/ 7 days hop contact (5 @ 67f, 2 during cold crash) to serving keg. Next time I'll use a hop bag rather than letting them float freely - even after the cold crash there was enough in suspension to clog the floating dip tube, so I had to open everything up and siphon-pump transfer. Not ideal, hopefully oxidization doesn't become a problem.

Manual hydrometer readings verified that this ended up right around 1.002, and a taste of the pre-carb sample was pretty good. There's no detectable sulfur taste, no other significant fermentation off flavors, and mild apple flavor (about as much as is reasonable considering I'm not back-sweetening), though the hops are a little grassy and dank.

Next time I'll probably switch up the hops to something fruity and tropical, and limit the contact time a little more (maybe 3 days at room temp before cold crashing?)

Plan is to burst carb @30psi for ~24 hours, then turn it down to ~12psi and shamelessly drink under-carbed cider till it's ready.

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10/20/20:

After a little more thought I turned the pressure down to 14psi rather than 12, to give it a little more mouthfeel from increased carbonation and help the hop aromatics. It's been a few days since then, and the general consensus is that this turned out really well!

In line with my initial impressions, there aren't any fermentation off flavors I can pick out, but, with carbonation, the S-04 has left pleasant but subtle notes I'd normally associate with ale. The finished cider is crystal clear, very dry without being astringent or harsh, and has a crisp, tart, finish. Apple notes are distinguishable on the finish, but meld with the hop flavors well enough you have to pay attention. While the hop flavors started out worryingly grassy and dank, that quickly faded into the sort of smooth herbal spice I'd expect from Tettnanger and Willamette.

It's really a shame I didn't brew this at the start of summer, rather than at the start of fall, but that can be fixed next year!

Author:

DJL531

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 74 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/3/2020 3:56 AM

Notes:

Author:

Julian Haigh

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.108

Efficiency: N/A

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

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Creation Date: 3/15/2017 9:14 PM

Notes:

Author:

jmp51483

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.142

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/6/2016 4:42 PM

Notes: Pilsen DME @ 90 Minutes
Pilsen LME @ 15 Minutes
Corn Sugar @ 0 Minutes

Author:

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

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Creation Date: 3/25/2022 11:10 AM

Notes: Steep Grains in 40 oz water per pound @155 for 25 min w/ A-amylase
Boil 10 min
Add water and fermentables to wort
Achieve Hot Break
Start Hops
20 min - Add Yeast Nutrient
15 min - Add Whirlfloc Tab
10 min - Add Malto Dextrine

Recipe is still in progress

Author:

Thebeernicorn

Boil Size: 0.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.073

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/2/2020 2:47 PM

Notes: 2oz cocoa nibs last 5 mins

3 tablespoon Hershey's cocoa powder lasti5 minutes with lactose

2 oz cocoa nibs added day 7

1/3 cup hersheys syrup day 7 mixed with a small amount of vodka

Author:

Dustydust

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 100

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 14.89 psi

Creation Date: 8/28/2018 5:47 AM

Notes: Pressed enough apples for 10 gallons of cider. Apples came from my dad's summer culinary tree and summer crab apple tree. I tried to mix apples evenly before pressing.

- add crushed campden tablets 24 hours prior to yeast pitch.
- add pectic enzyme when adding campden tablets
- Rehydrate yeast with about 1/4 cup of water that has been boiled with go form. Use an ice bath to cool the solution down before adding yeast. Let yeast rehydrate for thirty mins before pitching into cider.
- After fermentation has started, add hydrated fermaid o with about 1/8 to 1/4 cup cooled water (with chlorine removed).

Oxygenated cider with pure O2 for 1min 10 sec.

Yeast:
Red Star Premier Blanc in 5 gal - 1.048 OG
Mangrove Jack M02 in 5 gal - 1.05 OG

Apples gathered on 8/25/2018
Cider pressed on 8/26/2018

Packaging - Kegging ONLY

NOTE: These steps must be followed in order. If metabisulfite is added after sorbate then chemical reactions can occur that will give the cider a 'geranium' off flavor.

- add 1/4 tsp potassium metabisulfite to 5 gal of cider to inhibit yeast and bacterial growth.
- Wait at least 12 hours.
- add 2-1/2 tsp potassium sorbate to 5 gal of cider to halt fermentation.
- Wait at least 24 hours. 48 hours is ideal.
- Transfer cider to a keg.
- Purge oxygen from headspace.
- Remove a sample of cider and add apple juice concentrate until you're happy with the flavor.
- Take a gravity reading of the cider sample, then dose the main batch until the gravity readings match. Err on the side of too little.
- carbonate to desired levels

Very good read on backsweetening -
http://beersmith.com/blog/2017/03/07/how-to-backsweeten-beer-cider-and-mead/

8/23/2019 tasting notes:
I tasted and back-sweetened the ciders today. The preference of my wife and I was the champagne yeast batch. The champagne yeast batch had a dry champagne quality that we both enjoyed; it was smoother too. The mangrove jack batch was nice an clean, with a slight bitterness on the backend. Both finished at 0.994. I tend to like my cider on the dryer side, but not bone dry. I back-sweetened the mangrove jack cider to 1.002 and the champagne yeast cider to .999 with frozen apple juice concentrate from the grocery store. I decided to backsweeten the mangrove jack batch a little more to help balance out the bitterness; it seemed to do the trick. No additional tannins or acidity were required. The crab apples did a great job of adding the acidity the cider needed.

The mangrove jack cider was slightly more bitter than the champagne batch, this is probably due to the ratio of crab apples to culinary apples. The champagne batch was obviously darker than the mangrove jack. This could be due to oxidation or the ratio of apples. The cider carboy was less full, while the mangrove jack carboy was filled to the brim, so oxidation could certainly be a factor. However, campden tablets are supposed to help with oxidation, both batches certainly had a decent amount of campden tablets added to halt the yeast. I'm used to oxidation flavors in beer, I don't get those stale flavors from the champagne batch. The fact that my wife and I prefer the champagne batch would indicate that it's probably not oxidized. Time will tell, I'll update this if it starts to exibit oxidation flavors.

Author:

SuperMarioBrewers

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.085

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/27/2016 7:19 AM

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Author:

buzzharvey22

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 71

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/14/2016 1:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

nigelbishop57@gmail.com

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.154

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/23/2016 4:49 PM

Notes:

Author:

Aa_Aa_Ron

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/20/2016 12:55 AM

Notes: 4 blood oranges cut in to chunks and zest from 2 of the peels added at flame out.

Author:

MrZuckerkorn

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 55

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/19/2015 9:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

seamus garrett

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/30/2015 5:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

polarbearbrewing

Boil Size: 5.14 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/18/2015 10:50 AM

Notes:

Author:

Hornbrewer

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.102

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/26/2014 6:31 PM

Notes:

Author:

Kruk Brewing

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: N/A

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/26/2014 10:24 PM

Notes: Start with 2.5g water.

Put steeping grains into a muslin bag, tie it off, and put in the water as it heats up.

Steep grains until 165F, then after you reach 170F or above, dunk grain bag and let it drain into kettle. Discard grains.

Heat to 190F, remove from heat, and add Light and Munich LME.

Heat to boiling, and follow hops schedule.

At 15 minutes, add Dark DME and return to boiling.

Whirlfloc is optional...but I use it in about every brew I make except stouts.